Associations between muscle-building exercise and concurrent e-cigarette, cigarette, and cannabis use among U.S. adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Physical activity and team sports may be protective of substance use among adolescents, although there is mixed evidence on whether muscle-building exercise is associated with patterns of e-cigarette use (i.e., vaping), cigarette use, and cannabis use. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the association between muscle-building exercise and patterns of concurrent substance use among U.S. adolescents. Cross-sectional data from the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (N = 8,474) were analyzed in 2022. Muscle-building exercise was assessed by number of days of the behavior in the past week and categorized based on level of engagement (none, low, medium, and high). Concurrent vaping, cigarette use, and cannabis use within the past 30 days were assessed using a combined, four-category variable

SUBMITTER: Ganson KT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9797070 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature