Table 4.
Summary of findings table -prevention.
| Physical activity and the prevention of alcohol and other drug use | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population: Adolescents | ||||||
| Settings: educational setting, community | ||||||
| Intervention: physical activity | ||||||
| Comparison: alternative non-physical activity intervention, usual care | ||||||
| Outcome | Illustrative comparative risk | Relative effect (95% CI) | No. of participants (studies) | Quality of the evidence (GRADE) | Comment | |
| Assumed risk usual care | Corresponding risk physical activity intervention | |||||
| Alcohol use initiation | A 28% lower rate of alcohol use initiation compared to comparator | RR 0.72 (0.61, 0.85) | 5226 (5) | ⊕⊕◯◯ lowa | A reduction represents fewer participants reporting having initiated alcohol use at follow up | |
a
High and severe risk of bias found in most studies related to confounding, missing data, and outcome measurement.