Examining the association between exposure to various screen time sedentary behaviours and cannabis use among youth in the COMPASS study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Canadian youth are among the top users of cannabis globally. The Canadian federal government identified protecting youth from cannabis-related harms as a key public health objective aligned with the legalization and strict regulation of cannabis. While there are well-established associations between screen time sedentary behaviour (STSB) and alcohol and tobacco use, the association with cannabis use is understudied. The purpose of this study is to examine the association between various types of STSBs and cannabis use in a large sample of Canadian youth.

Methods

Using cross-sectional data from 46,957 grade 9 to 12 students participating in year 5 of the COMPASS host study (2016-2017), four gender-stratified ordinal logistic regression models were used to examine h

SUBMITTER: Doggett A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6804433 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature