Table 2.

Unhealthy behaviors and (metabolic) risk factors

	Potential interactions
	Physical inactivity	Smoking	Obesity	Risky alcohol consumption
Prevalence in Germany in people aged 18–64 years	About 30 million	About 15 million	(BMI ≥30) about 10 million	About 3.4 million
Risk factors
Hypertension	++	+	++	++
Diabetes mellitus type II	++	+	+++	++
Hypercholesterolemia	+	–	(+)	–
Hypertriglyceridemia	+	–	+++	++

BMI body mass index

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