**5. Conclusions**

This is the first study to examine health risk behavior clustering exclusively among Latino men. Our findings showed that a large number of both Mexican and Puerto Rican men engaged in multiple health risk behaviors simultaneously, particularly low physical activity and low consumption of fruits and vegetables. In addition, there were notable differences in the most common clusters between Mexican and Puerto Rican men. Specifically, low consumption of fruits and vegetables along with low physical activity was more common among Mexican men, while low consumption rates of fruits and vegetables and smoking were more prevalent among Puerto Rican men. These findings have implications for preventing cardiometabolic diseases, as engaging in multiple health behaviors has been shown to be associated with cardiovascular disease, cancer, and all-cause mortality [6]. Moreover, these findings are of paramount importance for the development of effective behavioral change interventions tailored to these two groups. Future research is warranted to examine other health risk behaviors and the influence of social and cultural variables in health risk behaviors.
