Associations between adolescents' energy drink consumption frequency and several negative health indicators.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of this study was to identify how various negative health indicators are associated with energy drink consumption frequency among 13- and 15-year-old Finnish adolescents.

Methods

Data (N = 2429) from the nationally representative international Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (2018) were analyzed via descriptive analysis and logistic regression analyses, with control for salient covariates. Relative risks (RR) were derived from the adjusted odds ratios.

Results

Even infrequent energy drink consumption was associated with various negative health indicators. Moreover, as compared to non-users, frequent energy drink consumers were more likely to report several health-compromising behaviors: current smoking (RR = 9.85, 95% CI: 5.68-16.

SUBMITTER: Puupponen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9903583 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature