Heavy episodic drinking and soccer practice among high school students in Brazil: the contextual aspects of this relationship

BMC Public Health

Ana Regina Noto¹  André Luiz Monezi Andrade¹  Emérita S Opaleye¹  André Bedendo¹ 

[1] Departamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP, Rua Botucatu, 862 1º andar Ed. Ciências Médicas, CEP 04023–062, São Paulo, Brasil

关键词: Culture;    Students;    Alcohol;    Binge;    Team sports;    Soccer;   

Others  :  1162433
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-13-247

 received in 2012-09-21, accepted in 2013-03-13,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

Heavy episodic drinking (HED) (consumption of five or more drinks on the same occasion) among adolescents is related to several problems and partaking in sport or physical activities has been suggested as an option to prevent or reduce alcohol consumption among this population. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between soccer practice and heavy episodic drinking among high school students from Brazil.

Methods

Data were obtained from a cross-sectional study among a representative sample of public and private high school students from all Brazilian state capitals (N=19,132). Only students aged from 14 to 18 who reported having taken part in soccer practice, other team sports or non-practicing sports in the last month were included. Characteristics of sport practice (frequency and motivation) and HED in the last month (type of drink; where and with whom they drank; frequency of HED) were also considered. Regression models were controlled for sociodemographic variables.

Results

For all groups studied most of the students reported drinking beer, with friends and at nightclubs or bars. Soccer practice was associated to HED when compared to non-practicing sports and to other team sports. Compared to other team sports, playing soccer for pleasure or profession, but not for keep fit or health reasons, were more associated to HED. Frequency of soccer practice from 1 to 5 days per month and 20 or more days per month, but not from 6 to 19 days per month, were also more associated to HED.

Conclusions

The relationship between soccer and HED appears to be particularly stronger than in other team sports among adolescents in Brazil. Induced sociability of team sports practice cannot be assumed as the main reason for HED among soccer players. Possibly these results reflect the importance of a strong cultural association between soccer and beer in Brazil and these findings should be integrated to future prevention or intervention programs.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Bedendo et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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