Tawam Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Asia Pac J Public Health. 2020 Jul;32(5):266-273. doi: 10.1177/1010539520931351. Epub 2020 Jun 8.
The study aimed to investigate the prevalence of energy drinks (EDs) consumption and its relationship with sociodemographic characteristics, eating habits, sleep duration, physical activity, and screen time among school students. A cross-sectional study was carried out with a total of 1611 students aged 10 to 18 years from the United Arab Emirates. ED consumption among school students was 27%, with less than half consumed at least one can of EDs 1 to 3 days per week. ED consumers were less likely to meet recommended sleep duration (37% vs 62%, < .001), more likely to consume high energy-dense fast foods (33% vs 20%, < .001), and more likely to spend more than 6 hours in front of a screen (40.5% vs 32.3%, < .001). Students aged 14 to 18 years were twice as likely to consume EDs as students aged 10 to 13 years ( < .001). Overall, the use of EDs was associated with male sex, older age, not meeting sleep recommendations, high energy-dense fast food consumption, and spending a longer time in front of a screen. Educational intervention programs about ED consumption and healthy lifestyle habits are highly recommended.
本研究旨在调查阿联酋 10 至 18 岁学生中能量饮料（EDs）的消费情况及其与社会人口特征、饮食习惯、睡眠时长、身体活动和屏幕时间的关系。采用横断面研究，共纳入 1611 名学生。学生中 ED 消费的比例为 27%，其中不到一半的人每周至少消费一罐 EDs，频率为 1-3 天。ED 消费者更不可能达到推荐的睡眠时长（37%比 62%， <.001），更有可能食用高能量密度的快餐（33%比 20%， <.001），并且更有可能在屏幕前花费超过 6 小时（40.5%比 32.3%， <.001）。14 至 18 岁的学生比 10 至 13 岁的学生更有可能消费 EDs（ <.001）。总的来说，ED 的使用与男性、年龄较大、不符合睡眠建议、高能量密度快餐消费以及长时间在屏幕前有关。强烈建议开展关于 ED 消费和健康生活习惯的教育干预计划。
