Preventive cardiologyMarijuana Use, Diet, Body Mass Index, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors (from the CARDIA Study)
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Study design
The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study is a multicenter, longitudinal study of the development of coronary artery disease risk factors in young adults. The cohort enrolled 5,115 black and white adults who were 18 to 30 years of age in 1985 to 1986 and recruited from 4 metropolitan areas (Birmingham, Alabama; Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Oakland, California). With informed consent of participants and approval of the institutional review board at
Participant characteristics
Baseline characteristics are presented in Table 1. Most marijuana users (89%) reported using marijuana for <1,800 days over the specified 15 years (average 10 days/month). Only 37 participants (1%) used marijuana for ≥3,600 days (20 days/month), 14 of whom used it for ≥4,500 days (25 days/month). Higher marijuana use was associated with male gender, tobacco smoking, use of other illicit drugs, less education, and lower income. Higher marijuana use was associated with higher physical activity
Discussion
In this population-based study of young adults, marijuana use was associated with higher caloric intake but was not independently associated with BMI or cardiovascular risk factors. Although marijuana use was not independently associated with physiologic markers of increased cardiovascular risk, it was strongly associated with other unhealthy behaviors, such as high dietary energy intake, tobacco smoking, and use of other illicit drugs, which have long-term detrimental effects on health.
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This study was supported by Contracts NO1-HC-48047 through 48050 and NO1-HC-95095 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Rodondi was supported by Grant PBLAB-102353 from the Swiss National Foundation, Berne, Switzerland.