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  • Sports Medicine
  • Addiction Research

Background:

  • Snus use is prevalent among young men in some European countries.
  • The relationship between physical activity, sports participation, and snus use requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the association between physical activity (PA), sports activity, and snus use in young Swiss men.
  • To determine if this association differs from smoking or other smokeless tobacco use.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the Cohort Study on Substance Use Risk Factors (C-SURF).
  • Assessed PA using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire and sports activity with a single item.
  • Employed multivariate logistic regression to analyze the associations.

Main Results:

  • Snus use demonstrated a dose-response relationship with higher levels of PA and frequent sports participation.
  • When analyzed together, sports participation remained significantly associated with snus use, while general PA did not.
  • No significant dose-response relationship was observed for cigarette smoking or snuff use, suggesting specificity to snus.

Conclusions:

  • Snus use is positively associated with sports participation among young men in Switzerland.
  • This association is specific to snus and not a general trend across all tobacco products.
  • The link between snus and sports is not exclusive to Nordic countries.