Research Article

Are Sports-Related Factors Correlated to the Prevalence and Initiation of Illicit Drug Misuse in Adolescence? Prospective Study in Older Adolescents

Table 1

Sport factors at the baseline and follow-up with differences according to misuse of illicit drugs (MW, Mann Whitney Z values; Chi square test, Chi2).

BaselineFollow-up
NonusersMisusersMWNonusersMisusersMW
F ()F ()Z (p)F ()F ()Z (p)

Sport success/result
 Never competed226 (54.2)6 (31.58)-1.92 (0.06)217 (53.32)12 (41.38)-1.36 (0.17)
 Local rank162 (38.85)11 (57.89)153 (37.59)13 (44.83)
 National rank26 (6.24)1 (5.26)28 (6.88)3 (10.34)
 International rank3 (0.72)1 (5.26)8 (1.97)0 (0)
 Missing0 (0)0 (0)1 (0.24)1 (3.45)

Number of training sessions per week
 1-2 per week130 (31.18)4 (21.05)-0.91 (0.36)144 (35.38)10 (34.48)-1.16 (0.23)
 3-5 per week151 (36.21)8 (42.11)130 (31.94)12 (41.38)
 Every day34 (8.15)3 (15.79)41 (10.07)3 (10.34)
 Sometimes even 2 sessions per day6 (1.44)0 (0)12 (2.95)1 (3.45)
 Missing/not participated in sport96 (23.02)4 (21.05)80 (19.65)3 (10.34)

Experience in sport
 Never been involved114 (27.34)4 (21.05)-1.41 (0.15)112 (27.52)3 (10.34)-2.93 (0.01)
 < 1 year91 (21.82)3 (15.79)82 (20.15)5 (17.24)
 2-5 years114 (27.34)4 (21.05)124 (30.47)8 (27.59)
 > 5 years98 (23.5)8 (42.11)88 (21.62)12 (41.38)
 Missing0 (0)0 (0)1 (0.24)1 (3.45)

Individual sport participationChi2 (p)Chi2 (p)
 Yes, still participating84 (20.14)8 (42.11)5.13 (0.07)74 (18.18)5 (17.24)0.67 (0.71)
 Quit138 (33.09)5 (26.32)152 (37.35)13 (44.83)
 Never195 (46.76)6 (31.58)181 (44.5)11 (37.93)
 Missing0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)

Team sport participation
 Yes, still participating94 (22.54)6 (31.58)1.77 (0.41)80 (19.66)5 (17.24)1.01 (0.60)
 Quit171 (41.01)5 (26.32)172 (42.26)15 (51.72)
 Never152 (36.45)8 (42.11)155 (38.08)9 (31.03)
 Missing0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)