title: Substance use, dental hygiene, and physical activity in adult patients with single ventricle physiology.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study aims to describe substance use, dental hygiene, and physical activity in adult survivors with single ventricle physiology (SVP) and to compare the behaviors with matched controls, while the patients are particularly at risk for general health problems.
  
  
  METHODS
  The present study is part of a larger research project on long-term outcomes in adult patients with SVP. A cross-sectional, case-control study including 59 patients out of 83 eligible patients participated in the study (response rate 71%). The patients were matched to 172 healthy controls. A questionnaire was mailed to the patients. Nonresponders did not differ significantly from the included participants on age, gender, or physical function.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was conducted at the Heart Center of Copenhagen University Hospital or the Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In these patients, 85% report alcohol consumption (92% in controls; odds ratio [OR] = 0.91; P = 0.575); 26% admit "binge drinking" (41% in controls; OR = 0.56; P = 0.041); 20% are cigarette smokers (36% in controls; OR = 0.59; P = 0.100); 12% have used cannabis over the past year (15% in controls; OR = 0.80; P = 0.596); 20% have had no dental visits during the last year (25% in controls; OR = 1.07; P = 0.684); 46% are not flossing their teeth (32% in controls; OR = 1.32; P = 0.239); and 39% are not physically active (24% in controls; OR = 1.63; P = 0.069).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  While in general there was no significant differences in overall health behaviors between SVP patients and controls, SVP patients are less physically active and are less likely to binge drink.
authors.affiliation: The Heart Center, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Skejby, Denmark.
authors.forename: Dorthe
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Overgaard
authors.forename: Anne-Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Schrader
authors.forename: Karen H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lisby
authors.forename: Catriona
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Rie F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: Helena F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moons
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D063425:Binge Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008385:Marijuana Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D009043:Motor Activity; D016017:Odds Ratio; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Congenital Heart Disease; Endocarditis; Health Behavior; Risk Factors; “Binge Drinking”