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Lifestyle behaviors often manifest in various clustering patterns, and evidence of their impact on MetS remains limited.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n This study explores the relationship of latent classes of lifestyle behaviors with the risk of MetS and its components.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n This cross-sectional study used data from Taiwan\u2019s 2020\u20102022 Adult Preventive Health Services Database, which was linked to 2020\u20102022 National Health Insurance claim data. The study included 241,156 adults aged 40 years and older who participated in adult preventive health services between 2020 and 2022. Lifestyle behaviors were assessed through smoking, alcohol consumption, betel quid chewing, and physical activities. Latent class analysis was used to identify lifestyle behavior patterns, while binary logistic regression examined the association of these patterns with MetS risk and its components.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n The latent class analysis identified 5 distinct lifestyle behavior patterns, with an overall MetS prevalence of 35.72% (86,143\/241,156). Compared to the \u201chealthy lifestyle\u201d group (27,465\/241,156, 11.39% prevalence), the \u201cinsufficiently physically active (IPA)\u201d group (182,101\/241,156, 75.51%, adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.41, 95% CI 1.37\u20101.45;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.001), the \u201coccasional drinking but physically active\u201d group (18,244\/241,156, 7.57%, aOR 1.27, 95% CI 1.21\u20101.32;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.001), the \u201coccasional drinking and regular smoking with IPA\u201d group (9539\/241,156, 3.96%, aOR 2.38, 95% CI 2.26\u20102.50;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.001), and the \u201cunhealthy in all behaviors\u201d group (3807\/241,156, 1.58%, aOR 2.38, 95% CI 2.22\u20102.55;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.001) showed significantly higher odds of developing MetS. Compared to the \u201chealthy lifestyle\u201d group, all other lifestyle patterns were also associated with significantly higher odds of central obesity (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.001), elevated blood pressure (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.001), elevated fasting blood glucose (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.001), elevated fasting triglycerides (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.001), and reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.001), with the most potent effects observed in the \u201coccasional drinking and regular smoking with IPA\u201d group and the \u201cunhealthy in all behaviors\u201d group. An exception was noted for the \u201coccasional drinking but physically active\u201d group, which showed a significantly lower likelihood of reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (aOR 0.90, 95% CI 0.85\u20100.94;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.001).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n Engaging in sufficient physical activity and adopting multibehavior interventions tailored to specific lifestyle patterns are crucial for effectively preventing MetS in adults.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2196\/73114","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,18]],"date-time":"2025-09-18T20:22:56Z","timestamp":1758226976000},"page":"e73114-e73114","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Clustering of Lifestyle Behaviors and Their Association With Risk of Metabolic Syndrome Among Adults in Taiwan: Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study"],"prefix":"10.2196","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6435-6207","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ya-Hui","family":"Chang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0321-8908","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chung-Yi","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7568-1451","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hon-Ping","family":"Ma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7837-1843","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chien-Yuan","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-1396-9879","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yann-Yuh","family":"Jou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4986-0576","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chiachi Bonnie","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1010","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"R1","unstructured":"Swarup S Ahmed I Grigorova Y Zeltser R . 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