Alabbad Mahmoud H, AlMussalam Mohammed Z, AlMusalmi Ahmed M, Alealiwi Mohammad M, Alresasy Ali I, Alyaseen Haidar N, Badar Ahmed
King Fahd Hospital of The University, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
J Family Community Med. 2019 Jan-Apr;26(1):36-44. doi: 10.4103/jfcm.JFCM_42_18.
Energy drinks contain stimulants mainly caffeine. The use of these drinks by university students is on the rise despite concerns about their safety. This study identified the determinants of the consumption of energy drinks in a cohort of Saudi university students.
This cross-sectional study was carried out at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in Saudi Arabia. The students who volunteered to participate ( = 1255) were asked to complete a pretested questionnaire soliciting information on gender, marital status, class and college of study, pattern of energy drinks use, reasons for use, any benefits as well as any untoward effects experienced. Data was analysed using IBM-SPSS (version 21) to determine frequencies and compare various categories of the energy drink users. Logistic regression analysis were performed to identify determinants of energy drinks consumption.
Out of 1255 participants, 245 reported using energy drinks. Out of a total 1255 students, 903 (72%) were from medical and 352 (28%) from nonmedical colleges of the university. There were 890 junior and 365 senior students. The female participants were significantly more among both senior and junior medical students. The age of the participants (mean ± SD) was 20.2 ± 1.9 years. The frequency of energy drinks users was higher in the male nonmedical students (both senior and junior) compared to the medical students. The most significant determinants identified were male gender (odds ratio [OR] 4.2, 95% confidence interval [CI] =3.34, 6.12), and being single (OR = 2.8, CI = 1.98, 4.24). In addition, being in non-medical field of study (OR = 1.3, 95% CI=0.61-2.13) was also found to have a reasonable association with energy drink consumption.
We report male gender, unmarried status, and studying in nonmedical colleges of the university as the main determinants of the consumption of energy drinks by university students. Scrutiny of the patterns and reasons for the consumption of energy drinks might help in developing educational interventions to ensure the appropriate use of energy drinks by young adults.
能量饮料含有主要为咖啡因的兴奋剂。尽管对其安全性存在担忧，但大学生对这些饮料的消费量仍在上升。本研究确定了沙特大学生群体中能量饮料消费的决定因素。
这项横断面研究在沙特阿拉伯的伊玛目阿卜杜勒拉赫曼·本·费萨尔大学开展。自愿参与的学生（n = 1255）被要求填写一份经过预测试的问卷，该问卷征求有关性别、婚姻状况、年级和所在学院、能量饮料使用模式、使用原因、任何益处以及所经历的任何不良影响的信息。使用IBM-SPSS（版本21）对数据进行分析，以确定频率并比较能量饮料使用者的各类别。进行逻辑回归分析以确定能量饮料消费的决定因素。
在1255名参与者中，245人报告使用能量饮料。在总共1255名学生中，903人（72%）来自医学院，352人（28%）来自非医学院。有890名低年级学生和365名高年级学生。高年级和低年级医学生中的女性参与者明显更多。参与者的年龄（均值±标准差）为20.2±1.9岁。与医学生相比，男性非医学生（包括高年级和低年级）中能量饮料使用者的频率更高。确定的最显著决定因素是男性（比值比[OR]4.2，95%置信区间[CI]=3.34，6.12）和单身（OR = 2.8，CI = 1.98，4.24）。此外，非医学专业（OR = 1.3，95%CI = 0.61 - 2.13）也被发现与能量饮料消费有合理关联。
我们报告男性、未婚状态以及在大学非医学院学习是大学生能量饮料消费的主要决定因素。对能量饮料消费模式和原因的审查可能有助于制定教育干预措施，以确保年轻人正确使用能量饮料。
