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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2025

Latent Class Analysis of Cancer Risk Behaviors Among College Students on Guam: A Pacific Islands Cohort of College Students Study (PICCS).

Aurienne Cruz, Cabrini Aguon, Michael Cajigal, Elaine C de Leon, Reina Faye P Evangelista, Su Bin Jin, Ella Macatugal, Gian M Paras, Lauren Nicole G Villanueva, Grazyna Badowski and 1 more

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Aurienne CruzPacific Island Partnership for Cancer Health Equity, University of Guam Cancer Research Center, Mangilao, GU 96913, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-3977-5969
Cabrini AguonPacific Island Partnership for Cancer Health Equity, University of Guam Cancer Research Center, Mangilao, GU 96913, USA.ORCID 0009-0009-8522-2115
Michael CajigalPacific Island Partnership for Cancer Health Equity, University of Guam Cancer Research Center, Mangilao, GU 96913, USA.
Elaine C de LeonPacific Island Partnership for Cancer Health Equity, University of Guam Cancer Research Center, Mangilao, GU 96913, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-8463-8718
Reina Faye P EvangelistaPacific Island Partnership for Cancer Health Equity, University of Guam Cancer Research Center, Mangilao, GU 96913, USA.
Su Bin JinPacific Island Partnership for Cancer Health Equity, University of Guam Cancer Research Center, Mangilao, GU 96913, USA.
Ella MacatugalPacific Island Partnership for Cancer Health Equity, University of Guam Cancer Research Center, Mangilao, GU 96913, USA.
Gian M ParasPacific Island Partnership for Cancer Health Equity, University of Guam Cancer Research Center, Mangilao, GU 96913, USA.
Lauren Nicole G VillanuevaPacific Island Partnership for Cancer Health Equity, University of Guam Cancer Research Center, Mangilao, GU 96913, USA.
Grazyna BadowskiPacific Island Partnership for Cancer Health Equity, University of Guam Cancer Research Center, Mangilao, GU 96913, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1158-4094
Yvette C PaulinoPacific Island Partnership for Cancer Health Equity, University of Guam Cancer Research Center, Mangilao, GU 96913, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6214-6249

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University of Guam/Cancer Research Center of Hawaii Partnership (1 of 2)U54CA143727 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · PI Brenda Yukari Hernandez, RACHAEL T LEON GUERRERO · 2009 to 2026
$19.1M
National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health U54CA143728NCI NIH HHS U54 CA143727
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Abstract

This study aims to explore how cancer-related risk factors cluster among college students in Guam. Using the 2021-2022 Pacific Islands Cohort of College Students data, we conducted a latent class analysis (LCA) to organize the sample into classes based on clustering cancer risk factors, including tobacco use, binge drinking, low fruit/vegetable intake, physical inactivity, betel nut use, overweight/obesity, depression, and anxiety. Among the 577 college students surveyed, results show a high prevalence of low fruit/vegetable intake, overweight/obesity, depression, and anxiety. The LCA identified three classes, each defined by different clustering cancer risk behaviors. All classes showed high prevalence of low fruit/vegetable intake. Class 1 had the highest rates of tobacco use, betel nut use, and binge drinking. Class 2 had the highest rates of physical inactivity, depression, and anxiety. Class 3 had the lowest rates of betel nut use, overweight/obese, depression, and anxiety when compared with Classes 1 and 2. The clustering of risk behaviors highlights the need for targeted interventions and prevention strategies among Guam's youth, aiming to address these behaviors and potentially reduce cancer risk in the region.

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NeoplasmsRisk-TakingStudentsAdolescentAdultCohort StudiesFemaleGuamHumansLatent Class AnalysisMaleRisk FactorsUniversitiesYoung Adultcancercancer risk factorscollege studentsGuamlatent class analysisnon-communicable diseases

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