The Association between Type and Intensity of Sport and Tobacco or Nicotine Use—A Cross-Sectional Study among Young Swiss Men

Marine Gossin, Gerhard Gmel, Joseph Studer, Mathieu Saubade and Carole Clair
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Marine Gossin: Department of Training, Research and Innovation, Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, 1010 Lausanne, Switzerland
Gerhard Gmel: Addiction Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
Joseph Studer: Addiction Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
Mathieu Saubade: Swiss Olympic Medical Center, Division of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
Carole Clair: Department of Training, Research and Innovation, Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, 1010 Lausanne, Switzerland

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 22, 1-12

Abstract: The objective of this study was to assess the association between tobacco/nicotine use and type and intensity of sport. Data were drawn from the second follow-up of the Cohort Study on Substance Use Risk Factors. Young Swiss men completed a questionnaire about tobacco/nicotine use (cigarette, vaping, snus, snuff), type and intensity of sport and other demographic and medical variables. Among the 5414 included participants (mean age 25.5), 3434 (63.4%) reported regularly practicing a sport. They had a lower rate of cigarette smoking (32.3%) compared with participants not practicing a sport (44.6%) but a higher rate of snus use (15.0% vs. 10.0%). In adjusted models, individual-sport participants were less likely to use snus and snuff (OR = 0.63, 95% CI = 0.51–0.77 and OR = 0.73, 95% CI = 0.61–0.88), compared with team-sport participants. The association was inversed for vaping users (OR = 1.54, 95% CI = 1.03–2.30). Furthermore, participants who practiced high-intensity sports had a lower likelihood to smoke cigarettes (OR = 0.63, 95% CI = 0.52–0.78) compared with low-intensity sports. Our findings suggest that type and intensity of sport are associated with tobacco/nicotine use. Youth who practice an individual sport are less likely to use snus or snuff and more likely to vape compared with a team sport. This could help better target smoking prevention in young people

Keywords: tobacco products; cigarette; snus; snuff; vaping; type of sport; intensity of sport (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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