AUG 10, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Clustering patterns of behavioral and metabolic risk factors for noncommunicable diseases in Iran: findings from a national STEPS survey
Global Health Action
A cross-sectional descriptive clustering analysis identifying co-occurrence patterns of NCD risk factors without a comparator, control group, or causal inference; informs population phenotyping but does not test an intervention or establish practice-changing evidence.
Reported
Sample size16618
Healthy-low-risk cluster prevalen…40.3%
Dyslipidemic cluster prevalence26.0%