Internal associations among health-risk factors and risk prevalence

Objective: To explore risk associations between health variables and to com pare these associations with the prevalence of each risk. Methods: Manufact uring-company employees (N = 16,879) completed a self-reported health risk appraisal with on-site biometric screening. Results: Risk prevalence and ri sk association findings differed by gender, age, and overall risk level. Ri sks that were most highly associated with other risks were different from r isks that were most prevalent. Conclusions: The findings suggest that in ad dition to risk prevalence, individual characteristics and the level of asso ciation between risks are also important to consider when planning health i nterventions.