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Abstract
This article analyzes the prevalence of risk health behaviors in a suburban community (for example: tobacco, alcoholic drinks and coffee consumption, negligent oral hygiene, lack of weight control and sedentary lifestyle). A sample of 680 subjects was selected according to sex and age distribution. The Healthy Behaviors Questionnaire by Herrero, Musitu and Garcia (1996) was administered. In order to study the relation between variables, correlation and variance analyses were conducted. According to the results, sex and age have a significant statistical impact on these behaviors.
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