Clustering of Lifestyle Behaviors and Their Association With Risk of Metabolic Syndrome Among Adults in Taiwan: Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

Ya-Hui Chang   ^{1, 2 *} , PhD ;   Chung-Yi Li   ^{3, 4, 5} , PhD ;   Hon-Ping Ma   ^{1, 2, 6 *} , MS, MD ;   Chien-Yuan Wu   ⁷ , MS ;   Yann-Yuh Jou   ⁷ , MSN ;   Chiachi Bonnie Lee   ⁸ , PhD

¹ Graduate Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

² Emergency Department, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan

³ Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

⁴ Department of Public Health, College of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

⁵ Department of Healthcare Administration, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan

⁶ Department of Emergency, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

⁷ Aging and Chronic Disease Control Division, Health Promotion Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei, Taiwan

⁸ Department of Health Services Administration, College of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

*these authors contributed equally