ArticleHarm reduction journal2021
Cannabis use, sedentary behavior, and physical activity in a nationally representative sample of US adults.
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- Association between cannabis use and physical activity in the United States based on legalization and health status.Journal of cannabis research · 2024Article
- Dual Use of Cannabis with Tobacco Is Associated with Increased Sugary Food and Drink Intake in Young People.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Among Emerging Adult Cannabis Users by Race/Ethnicity: Analysis of the 2009-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys.American journal of medicine open · 2024Article
- Prior acute exercise restores postprandial fat oxidation in active cannabis users.Physiological reports · 2024Article
- Trends in Cannabis Use, Blood Pressure, and Hypertension in Middle-Aged Adults: Findings From NHANES, 2009-2018.American journal of hypertension · 2023Article
- Associations Between Monthly Cannabis Use and Myocardial Infarction in Middle-Aged Adults: NHANES 2009 to 2018.The American journal of cardiology · 2023Article
- Cannabis Use in Physicians: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medicines (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- A cross-sectional survey on cannabis: Characterizing motives, opinions, and subjective experiences associated with the use of various oral cannabis products.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2023Article
- A daily diary investigation of cannabis use and its diet and exercise correlates.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Cannabinoids in hair and their prospective association with mental and physical health outcomes in adolescents.Neurotoxicology and teratologyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundPrior research examining the relationship between cannabis use, sedentary behavior, and physical activity has generated conflicting findings, potentially due to biases in the self-reported measures used to assess physical activity. This study aimed to more precisely explore the relationship between cannabis use and sedentary behavior/physical activity using objective measures.
methodsData were obtained from the 2005-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. A total of 2,092 participants (ages 20-59; 48.8% female) had accelerometer-measured sedentary behavior, light physical activity, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Participants were classified as light, moderate, frequent, or non-current cannabis users depending on how often they used cannabis in the previous 30 days. Multivariable linear regression estimated minutes in sedentary behavior/physical activity by cannabis use status. Logistic regression modeled self-reported moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in relation to current cannabis use.
resultsFully adjusted regression models indicated that current cannabis users' accelerometer-measured sedentary behavior did not significantly differ from non-current users. Frequent cannabis users engaged in more physical activity than non-current users. Light cannabis users had greater odds of self-reporting physical activity compared to non-current users.
conclusionsThis study is the first to evaluate the relationship between cannabis use and accelerometer-measured sedentary behavior and physical activity. Such objective measures should be used in other cohorts to replicate our findings that cannabis use is associated with greater physical activity and not associated with sedentary behavior in order to fully assess the potential public health impact of increases in cannabis use.
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