Galan, IñakiRodriguez-Blazquez, CarmenSimon Mendez, LorenaOrtiz Burgos, CristinaLopez-Cuadrado, TeresaMerlo, Juan2021-02-012021-02-012021-01-15Health Place . 2021 Jan 15;67:102506.http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/11739We estimated the discriminatory power of area of residence (census tract) on the prevalence of main risk factors for chronic diseases. Results, based on a sample of 21,007 participants from the 2011-2012 National Health Survey of Spain, show a differential influence of the geosocial environment on the four health risk factors. Accounting for census tracts substantially increases the discriminatory power regarding at-risk alcohol consumption, unbalanced diet, and leisure-time sedentarism but not tobacco consumption. However, the socioeconomic characteristics of the tracts played a minor role. Further research on the specific geosocial contextual variables explaining variability in these risk factors is necessary.engSMURhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Smoking: alcoholDietDiscriminatory accuracMultilevel analysisSedentarismAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional334611566710250610.1016/j.healthplace.2021.1025061873-2054Health & placeopen access