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Nadra E Lisha¹, Steve Sussman, Faahb Fapa

¹Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA. nlisha@usc.edu

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Physical activity is linked to less severe alcohol use disorder (AUD) in US adults. However, this association diminishes with more severe AUD symptoms, indicating a complex relationship.

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Area of Science:

Public Health
Behavioral Science
Epidemiology

Background:

Previous studies show a surprising link between physical activity and increased alcohol consumption.
This association has been observed in terms of both how often people drink and how much they consume.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine if physical activity is associated with alcohol use disorder (AUD).
To examine if the relationship between physical activity and AUD is linear or non-linear.

Main Methods:

A cross-sectional, correlational study of 34,653 US adults.
Alcohol Use Disorder and Associated Disabilities Interview Schedule used to diagnose past-year DSM-IV AUD.
Self-reported physical activity data collected against federal guidelines.

Main Results:

Alcohol abuse, not dependence, was linked to higher physical activity levels after controlling for confounding factors.
A curvilinear relationship was found between the number of AUD symptoms and meeting physical activity guidelines.
The positive association between physical activity and AUD weakened as the number of AUD symptoms increased.

Conclusions:

Physical activity is positively associated with less severe forms of alcohol use disorder in US adults.
More severe forms of alcohol use disorder are not associated with physical activity.