Bancks, Michael P; Auer, Reto; Carr, J Jeffrey; Goff, David C; Kiefe, Catarina; Rana, Jamal S; Reis, Jared; Sidney, Stephen; Terry, James G; Schreiner, Pamela J (2018). Self-reported marijuana use over 25 years and abdominal adiposity: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study. Addiction, 113(4), pp. 689-698. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/add.14097
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AIMS
We investigated the association between cumulative lifetime and current marijuana use with total abdominal adipose tissue (AT), visceral AT, subcutaneous AT, intermuscular AT, and mean liver attenuation (LA) at mid-life.
DESIGN
Longitudinal and cross-sectional secondary data analysis of participants in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study.
SETTING
CARDIA field centers in Birmingham, AL; Chicago, IL; Minneapolis, MN; and Oakland, CA, USA.
PARTICIPANTS
CARDIA participants, aged 18-30 years in 1985-1986, who were present at the clinic examination in 2010-2011 (n = 2902).
MEASUREMENTS
Marijuana use was assessed from responses to self-administered questionnaires at 8 CARDIA examinations over 25 years, determined as cumulative marijuana-years and current use status. Non-contrast computed tomography imaging of the abdomen was obtained in 2010-2011.
FINDINGS
In 2010-2011, 84% of participants reported a history of marijuana use with 11% reporting use within the past 30 days. Before adjustment, we observed greater cumulative marijuana use was associated with lower total abdominal and subcutaneous AT volume and lower LA and current marijuana use was associated with lower subcutaneous AT. However, after adjustment for age, sex, race, field center, cigarette pack-years and current use, regular alcohol consumption, cumulative drink-years, and physical activity, neither cumulative marijuana use nor current use showed an association with any abdominal adipose depot. Our estimates did not differ by age, sex, or race nor after accounting for cohort attrition.
CONCLUSION
Neither cumulative marijuana use nor current marijuana use is associated with total abdominal, visceral, subcutaneous, or intermuscular adipose tissue, or liver attenuation in mid-life.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Medical Education > Institute of General Practice and Primary Care (BIHAM) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Auer, Reto |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 360 Social problems & social services |
ISSN: |
0965-2140 |
Publisher: |
Wiley-Blackwell |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Doris Kopp Heim |
Date Deposited: |
11 Jan 2018 15:14 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:09 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1111/add.14097 |
PubMed ID: |
29127726 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Abdominal adiposity computed tomography epidemiology marijuana use observational young adulthood |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.108966 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/108966 |
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