How eight health risks and chronic conditions relate: identifying associations and profiling characteristics of multiple health risk factors among 14 disease groups and 30 common chronic conditions in Denmark

<b>The current study provides comparable, hierarchical information on the strength of associations between eight health risks and chronic conditions adjusted for socioeconomic factors. The findings suggest that healthcare professionals, policymakers and public health strategies should place less emphasis on classic behavioural health risks such as smoking and more attention on psychological factors such as stress, sleep problems, and loneliness.</b>