Electronic Vapor Product Use and Levels of Physical Activity Among High School Students in Georgia

INTRODUCTION: Using a cross-sectional population-based survey, electronic vapor product (EVP) use was evaluated in relation to physical activity levels among high school students in Georgia. METHODS: We used self-reported EVP and cigarette use from the Georgia Student Health Survey 2.0 data from 201...

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Autores principales: Rajbhandari-Thapa, Janani, Thapa, Kiran, Li, Yan, Ingels, Justin B., Shi, Lu, Zhang, Donglan, Shen, Ye, Chiang, Kathryn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2022
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9251971/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35795595
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1179173X221101786
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Using a cross-sectional population-based survey, electronic vapor product (EVP) use was evaluated in relation to physical activity levels among high school students in Georgia. METHODS: We used self-reported EVP and cigarette use from the Georgia Student Health Survey 2.0 data from 2018 (N =362 933) and used multi-level multinomial logistic regression models to estimate relative risks of the type of product use relative to no-use by levels of physical activity. RESULTS: Nearly 7% of the students were EVP-only users. The relative risks of being an EVP-only user were 11% and 23% higher for those who were physically active 2-3 days/week and 4-5 days/week, respectively, compared to those who were physically active <=1 day/week. CONCLUSIONS: Being physically active was positively associated with EVP use among adolescents. Health promotion education and health policies should be developed as a means of reducing EVP use among adolescents.

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