Physical Activity and Alcohol Use Disorders. (March 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lisha, Nadra E.; Sussman, Steve; FAPA, FAAHB; Leventhal, Adam M.
• Is Part Of: American journal of drug and alcohol abuse. Volume 39:Number 2(2013:Mar.)
• Page Start: 115
• Page End: 120
• Publication Date: 2013-03
• Subjects: Drug abuse -- Treatment -- Periodicals; Alcoholism -- Treatment -- Periodicals; Substance-abuse -- Treatment -- Periodicals; Alcoholism -- Periodicals; Substance-Related Disorders -- Periodicals; 616.86
• DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2012.713060
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0095-2990

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <italic>Background:</italic> Prior research has documented a counterintuitive positive association between physical activity and indices of alcohol consumption frequency and heaviness. <italic>Objectives:</italic> To investigate whether this relation extends to alcohol use disorder and clarify whether this association is non-linear. <italic>Methods:</italic> This is a cross-sectional, correlational population-based study of US adults (<italic>N</italic> = 34, 653). The Alcohol Use Disorder and Associated Disabilities Interview Schedule was used to classify past-year DSM-IV alcohol use disorder and self-reported federal government-recommended weekly physical activity cutoffs<italic>. Results:</italic> After statistically controlling for confounds, alcohol abuse but not dependence was associated with greater prevalence of physical activity. Number of alcohol use disorder symptoms exhibited a curvilinear relationship with meeting physical activity requirements, such that the positive association degraded with high symptom counts. <italic>Conclusion:</italic> There is a positive association between physical activity and less severe forms of alcohol use disorder in US adults. More severe forms of alcohol use disorder are not associated with physical activity.</p> </abstract>