High stress, lack of sleep, low school performance, and suicide attempts are associated with high energy drink intake in adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Although an association between energy drinks and suicide has been suggested, few prior studies have considered the role of emotional factors including stress, sleep, and school performance in adolescents. This study aimed to evaluate the association of energy drinks with suicide, independent of possible confounders including stress, sleep, and school performance.

Methods

In total, 121,106 adolescents with 13-18 years olds from the 2014 and 2015 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey were surveyed for age, sex, region of residence, economic level, paternal and maternal education level, sleep time, stress level, school performance, frequency of energy drink intake, and suicide attempts. Subjective stress levels were classified into severe, moderate, mild, a litt

SUBMITTER: Kim SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5685612 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature