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Tobacco consumption and sports participation: a survey among university students in northern Italy.
Full Abstract
Social-demographic information of a total of 1249 students attending the University of Bologna was analyzed by means of an anonymous questionnaire containing 33 questions with particular reference to tobacco smoking and sports activity. Results revealed that 31.6% of the students practise some form of sports regularly (6 hours a week or more), 40.5% occasionally (at least an hour a week for 8 months in a year) and 27.9% do not take part in any kind of sport. Significant differences were seen between those that practise sports (60.4% are non-smokers and 33.5% are habitual smokers) and those that do not (52.9% are non-smokers and 40.1% smoke habitually). The smokers who are active in sports smoke a lower mean number of cigarettes a day than the inactive group and thus belong to the category of light smokers. They also smoke fewer cigarettes on days when they take part in sports activity. As far as knowledge of health risks is concerned, 21.1% of those who practise sports obtained a score between good and excellent compared to 15.9% of those who do not. Although on the whole the results appear to show a certain influence of sports on smoking habits, the kind of study we led and the differences in the number of smokers are not sufficient to consider sports practitioners as a group not at risk for behaviour harmful to the health. Further studies are necessary to verify the cause-effect relationship between sports activity and smoking habits.
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Author information
Author/s: Bergamaschi, A (A); Morri, M (M); Resi, D (D); Zanetti, F (F); Stampi, S (S);
Affiliation: Dip. di Medicina e Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Bologna. annaberg(-atsign-)alma.unibo.it
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article
Journal: Annali di igiene : medicina preventiva e di comunità (Ann Ig), published in Italy. (Language: eng)
Reference: -2002 Sep-Oct; vol 14 (issue 5) : pp 435-42
Dates: Created 2003/01/01; Completed 2003/02/24; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 12508452, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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