Multiple cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents from a middle-income country: Prevalence and associated factors

1,170 adolescents (12-17 years) from 26 public and private schools in Goiânia, Brazil. Mean age 14.7 years, 46.9% male, 67% enrolled in public schools and 33% in private schools.

Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, overweight, increased waist circumference, smoking, alcohol consumption, sedentary lifestyle, family history of CVD) and the frequency of their coexistence.