High school sport participation and substance use: A cross-sectional analysis of students from the COMPASS study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The objective of this study was to examine the association between participation in school sports and substance use behaviors in both male and female high school students.

Methods

The current study used cross-sectional data from 60,601 students from Year 6 (2017-2018) of the COMPASS study. Students reported their school physical activity participation (none, intramurals only, varsity only, both) and past 30-day substance use (binge drinking, cannabis use, cigarette use, e-cigarette use). Hierarchical logistic regression models predicted the odds of substance use, by sex.

Results

55% of students did not participate in any school sports and 32% reported substance use. Intramurals were negatively associated with cannabis use and cigarette use among all stude

SUBMITTER: Williams GC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7752659 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature