Energy drink consumption in a pluri-ethnic population of adolescents in the Pacific.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Energy drinks are very popular among teenagers but may cause health problems. Energy drink consumption is partly associated with energy drink perception, but little is known about this in the Pacific Island Countries and Territories. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to identify the relationships between energy drink consumption, energy drink perception, weight status and sociodemographic characteristics in a school-going sample of Pacific adolescents.

Design

A cross-sectional study carried out in the schools during school hours between July 2015 and April 2016.

Setting

Sociodemographic characteristics, weight status, energy drink perception, and quantity of energy drinks consumed were obtained. Chi-square tests of independence, independent t tests,

SUBMITTER: Frayon S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6430393 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature