Latent health behavior classes and associations with depressive symptoms and metabolic syndrome among women with and without HIV in the MACS/WIHS Combined Cohort Study

Emily M. Cherenack, Daniel J. Feaster, Mirjam-Colette Kempf, Lauren F. Collins, Michelle Floris-Moore, Aruna Chandran, Mardge H. Cohen, Morgan M. Philbin, Seble G. Kassaye, Tracey E. Wilson, Anjali Sharma, Nicholas F. Nogueira, Maria L. Alcaide, Deborah L. Jones

Journal of Health Psychology: An Interdisciplinary, International Journal

Published online on April 09, 2026

Abstract

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We used 2020–2022 data from the MACS/WIHS Combined Cohort Study (MWCCS) of 1689 women with and without HIV to identify latent health behavior classes (HBCs) underlying covariation in diet, physical inactivity, and substance use. We tested if HBCs ...