Health risk behaviors, violence exposure, and current asthma among adolescents in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Asthma may worsen during adolescence, due to both health risk behaviors and psychosocial stressors commonly encountered during this life stage.

Methods

Cross-sectional study of 24 612 high school students who participated in the 2009 and 2011 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine the relation between self-reported health risk behaviors or psychosocial stressors and current asthma. Mediation analysis was performed to assess whether depressive symptoms or suicidal behavior contribute to the link between psychosocial stressors and asthma.

Results

Current asthma was reported by 13.1% of the study participants. In a multivariable analysis, female sex, obesity, shorter sleep duration, frequent soda/pop consumpt

SUBMITTER: Han YY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7032019 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature