Energy drink consumption, health complaints and late bedtime among young adolescents
Abstract
Objectives Energy drinks contain large amounts of caffeine. Their effects on adolescent well-being are poorly known. We examined the relationship of energy drink consumption with health complaints and late bedtime among 13-year-olds.Methods A classroom survey was conducted on all 7th graders in the Helsinki metropolitan region, Finland (73 % responded; n = 9446). Logistic regression analysis and structural equation modeling (SEM) were used.Results The prevalence of health complaints increased as energy drink consumption increased from non-consumers to several times/day. Late bedtime (≥11 PM) increased correspondingly. Those consuming energy drinks several times/day exhibited increased odds of experiencing daily health complaints compared with non-consumers: headache OR (adjusted) = 4.6 (2.8-7.7), sleeping problems OR = 3.6 (2.2-5.8), irritation OR = 4.1 (2.7-6.1), tiredness/fatigue OR = 3.7 (2.4-5.7), and late bedtime OR = 7.8 (5.7-10.9). In SEM, energy drink consumption had a direct effect on health complaints and late bedtime and an indirect effect on health complaints via late bedtime.Conclusions Energy drinks, late bedtime, and health complaints form a behavior pattern that is worth considering in schools, home and clinical settings when adolescents complain about headaches, problems with sleeping and corresponding symptoms.
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Other outcomes examined in these cross-sectional studies reported include irritation, stomach ache and low appetite.
“Other outcomes examined in these cross-sectional studies reported include irritation [92], stomach ache and low appetite [93].”
From The negative impact of sugar-sweetened beverages on children’s health: an update of the literature (2018) · cites this paper as [92]
A number of cross-sectional studies examined the effects of energy drink consumption among children and adolescents, with each study often reporting on multiple outcomes.
“A number of cross-sectional studies examined the effects of energy drink consumption among children and adolescents [90–97], with each study often reporting on multiple outcomes.”
From The negative impact of sugar-sweetened beverages on children’s health: an update of the literature (2018) · cites this paper as [92]
Some studies found evidence for an association between energy drink consumption and sleep-related issues such as sleep dissatisfaction, tiredness/fatigue and late bedtime.
“Some studies found evidence for an association between energy drink consumption and sleep-related issues such as sleep dissatisfaction, tiredness/fatigue and late bedtime [92, 93, 95], and others reported an association between energy drink intake and increased headaches [91–93].”
From The negative impact of sugar-sweetened beverages on children’s health: an update of the literature (2018) · cites this paper as [92]
Others reported an association between energy drink intake and increased headaches.
“Some studies found evidence for an association between energy drink consumption and sleep-related issues such as sleep dissatisfaction, tiredness/fatigue and late bedtime [92, 93, 95], and others reported an association between energy drink intake and increased headaches [91–93].”
From The negative impact of sugar-sweetened beverages on children’s health: an update of the literature (2018) · cites this paper as [92]
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- Authors
- Koivusilta, L., Kuoppamäki, H., & Rimpelä, A.
- Affiliations
- Tampere University (FI)
- Corresponding author
- Koivusilta, Leena
- Venue
- International Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2016-02-18
- Volume
- 61
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 299-306
- ISSN
- 1661-8556 (ISSN-L)
- 1661-8564
- OpenAlex
- W2274172154
- Cited by
- 73
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 7.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- International Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- the Academy of Finland (Skidi-Kids Research Program )
- the Competitive Research Funding of the Tampere University Hospital (grant 9N063)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Coffee research and impacts
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Keywords
- energy drinks, caffeine, adolescent health, health complaints, late bedtime, sleep disorders, headache, fatigue, irritability, early adolescents
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Caffeine, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Fatigue, Female, Finland, Headache, Health Status, Humans, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Male, Sleep, Logistic Models, Energy Drinks
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