Tae Yang Kim; Soo Min Kim; Ji Yeon Kim; Jeong Yeon Im; Hui Yu; Young-Hee Han; Taisun Hyun

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Awareness and Consumption of Energy Drinks and Associated Factors among College Students in Cheongju: Tae Yang Kim, Soo Min Kim, Ji Yeon Kim, Jeong Yeon Im, Hui Yu, Young-Hee Han, Taisun Hyun; Korean Journal of Community Nutrition 2018;23(1):60-72.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5720/kjcn.2018.23.1.60
Published online: February 28, 2018

Department of Food and Nutrition, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea.

Corresponding author: Taisun Hyun. Department of Food and Nutrition, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk 28644, Korea. Tel: (043) 261-2790, Fax: (043) 267-2742, taisun@cbnu.ac.kr

• Received: February 4, 2018 • Revised: February 20, 2018 • Accepted: February 20, 2018

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Abstract

Objectives
This study was conducted to investigate the awareness of energy drinks, energy drink consumption behaviors, and associated factors among college students.
Methods
A total of 536 students from three universities in Cheongju completed a self-administered questionnaire regarding awareness and consumption of energy drinks as well as general characteristics, health-related characteristics, and eating habits.
Results
Approximately half of the respondents reported they knew what energy drinks were, while 45.7% had heard of energy drinks but did not know what they were. However, 76.9% had experience in using energy drinks. The main reason for using energy drinks was to stay awake, and the main place that they were used was on campus or at the library. More than 70% of energy drink users did not read the caffeine contents of energy drinks. After consuming energy drinks, 31.3% experienced adverse effects, the most serious being sleep disturbance. Approximately 33% of students consumed energy drinks once a month or more frequently, and men consumed energy drinks more frequently than females. Energy drink users who consumed at least one drink each month were more likely to be natural science major or drink more milk for male students, and to have more allowances or consume less meat for female students, compared with non-users.
Conclusions
Our study showed that 33% of students consumed at least one energy drink each month, and there were a small number of students consumed energy drinks almost every day or energy drinks mixed with alcohol. Accordingly, college students should be taught potential health hazards of energy drinks mixed with alcohol as well as energy drinks alone. In addition, reading labels about caffeine and sugar contents in energy drinks is encouraged.
Keywords: energy drinks; awareness; eating habits; college student; caffeine

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This work was supported by the research grant of the Chungbuk National University in 2015.

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Table 1

Characteristics of the study participants

1) Mean ± SD

2) N (%)

3) n=508, 286, 222 for total, male and female, respectively due to missing data

^*: p<0.05, ^***: p<0.001 Significantly different by χ²-test

Table 2

Eating habits of the study participants

1) N (%)

2) Diagnosed using eight questions above based on the previous study [23]

^*: p<0.05, ^***: p<0.001 Significantly different by χ²-test

Table 3

Awareness and use of energy drinks

1) N (%)

2) Among those who knew or had heard of energy drinks (n=517, 287, 249 for total, male, and female)

3) Multiple responses, A percentage of each response was calculated out of a total of participants.

^*: p<0.05, ^**: p<0.01 Significantly different by χ²-test

Table 4

Energy drink consumption behaviors among users

1) N (%)

2) Multiple responses, A percentage of each response was calculated out of a total of participants.

^*: p<0.05, ^***: p<0.001 Significantly different by χ²-test

Table 5

Consumption frequency of energy drinks

1) N (%)

^**: p<0.01 Significantly different by χ²-test

Table 6

Characteristics among energy drink users¹⁾ and non-users

1) Students who consume energy drink once a month or more frequently, 2) N (%), 3) n=508, 286, 222 for total, male and female, respectively due to missing data

^*: p<0.05, ^**: p<0.01 Significantly different by χ²-test

Table 7

Eating habits among energy drink users¹⁾ and non-users

1) Students who consume energy drink once a month or more frequently

2) N (%)

3) Diagnosed using eight questions above based on the previous study [23]

^*: p<0.05 Significantly different by χ²-test

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Korean J Community Nutr. 2018;23(1):60-72. Published online February 28, 2018

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Awareness and Consumption of Energy Drinks and Associated Factors among College Students in Cheongju

Table 1

Characteristics of the study participants

1) Mean ± SD

2) N (%)

3) n=508, 286, 222 for total, male and female, respectively due to missing data

^*: p<0.05, ^***: p<0.001 Significantly different by χ²-test

Table 2

Eating habits of the study participants

1) N (%)

2) Diagnosed using eight questions above based on the previous study [23]

^*: p<0.05, ^***: p<0.001 Significantly different by χ²-test

Table 3

Awareness and use of energy drinks

1) N (%)

2) Among those who knew or had heard of energy drinks (n=517, 287, 249 for total, male, and female)

3) Multiple responses, A percentage of each response was calculated out of a total of participants.

^*: p<0.05, ^**: p<0.01 Significantly different by χ²-test

Table 4

Energy drink consumption behaviors among users

1) N (%)

2) Multiple responses, A percentage of each response was calculated out of a total of participants.

^*: p<0.05, ^***: p<0.001 Significantly different by χ²-test

Table 5

Consumption frequency of energy drinks

1) N (%)

^**: p<0.01 Significantly different by χ²-test

Table 6

Characteristics among energy drink users¹⁾ and non-users

1) Students who consume energy drink once a month or more frequently, 2) N (%), 3) n=508, 286, 222 for total, male and female, respectively due to missing data

^*: p<0.05, ^**: p<0.01 Significantly different by χ²-test

Table 7

Eating habits among energy drink users¹⁾ and non-users

1) Students who consume energy drink once a month or more frequently

2) N (%)

3) Diagnosed using eight questions above based on the previous study [23]

^*: p<0.05 Significantly different by χ²-test

Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants

1) Mean ± SD

2) N (%)

3) n=508, 286, 222 for total, male and female, respectively due to missing data

^*: p<0.05, ^***: p<0.001 Significantly different by χ²-test

Table 2 Eating habits of the study participants

1) N (%)

2) Diagnosed using eight questions above based on the previous study [23]

^*: p<0.05, ^***: p<0.001 Significantly different by χ²-test

Table 3 Awareness and use of energy drinks

1) N (%)

2) Among those who knew or had heard of energy drinks (n=517, 287, 249 for total, male, and female)

3) Multiple responses, A percentage of each response was calculated out of a total of participants.

^*: p<0.05, ^**: p<0.01 Significantly different by χ²-test

Table 4 Energy drink consumption behaviors among users

1) N (%)

2) Multiple responses, A percentage of each response was calculated out of a total of participants.

^*: p<0.05, ^***: p<0.001 Significantly different by χ²-test

Table 5 Consumption frequency of energy drinks

1) N (%)

^**: p<0.01 Significantly different by χ²-test

Table 6 Characteristics among energy drink users1) and non-users

1) Students who consume energy drink once a month or more frequently, 2) N (%), 3) n=508, 286, 222 for total, male and female, respectively due to missing data

^*: p<0.05, ^**: p<0.01 Significantly different by χ²-test

Table 7 Eating habits among energy drink users1) and non-users

1) Students who consume energy drink once a month or more frequently

2) N (%)

3) Diagnosed using eight questions above based on the previous study [23]

^*: p<0.05 Significantly different by χ²-test