Self ‐Reported Marijuana Use Over 25 Years and Abdominal Adiposity: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study

Abstract
AimsWe investigated the association between cumulative lifetime and current marijuana use with total abdominal adipose tissue (AT), visceral AT, subcutaneous AT, intermuscular AT, and mean liver attenuation (LA) at mid‐life.
DesignLongitudinal and cross‐sectional secondary data analysis of participants in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study.
SettingCARDIA field centers in Birmingham, AL; Chicago, IL; Minneapolis, MN; and Oakland, CA, USA.

Source: Addiction - November 11, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Michael P. Bancks, Reto Auer, J. Jeffrey Carr, David C. Goff, Catarina Kiefe, Jamal S. Rana, Jared Reis, Stephen Sidney, James G. Terry, Pamela J. Schreiner Tags: Research Report Source Type: research