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Study on Relevance of High-Caffeine Drink Intake Frequency to Mental Health of Adolescents

청소년 고카페인 음료 섭취빈도와 정신건강의 관련성 연구

  • Kim, Nayeon (Department of Human Ecology, Korea University Graduate School) ;
  • Shin, Woo-kyoung (Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Yookyung (Department of Home Economics Education, Korea University)
  • 김나연 (고려대학교 대학원 생활과학과) ;
  • 신우경 (서울대학교 생활과학연구소) ;
  • 김유경 (고려대학교 가정교육과)
  • Received : 2017.01.31
  • Accepted : 2017.02.20
  • Published : 2017.02.28
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Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the correlation between frequency of high-caffeine energy drink intake in adolescents and their mental health status using data from the Korean adolescent health behaviors online survey (2014-15). Mental health was classified by the five categories: Perception of stress (PS), Insufficient relief of fatigue after sleep (IRFS), Experience of sadness despair (SD), Suicidal ideation (SI), and Subjective unhappiness (SU). Regarding general characteristics, higher age, height, and body weight of subjects were associated with higher frequency of high-caffeine energy drink (HCED) intake (p< .0001). In the OR analysis, when the lowest group (${\leq}2/wk$) and highest group ($1{\geq}day$) were compared, the highest group showed significantly higher OR in all five categories of mental health. According to gender, males did not show better PS, SD, and SI than females who had a high frequency of HCED (p for trend<.0001). According to school level, middle school students showed a higher risk rate than high school students in PS, IRFS, and SD (p for trend< .0001). Based on the above results, higher frequency of HCED intake among adolescents was associated with more adverse effects on mental health.

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