Prevalence of energy drink consumption and association with dietary habits among governmental university students in Riyadh.

Dietary habits Energy drinks Governmental universities Prevalence

Journal

Saudi journal of biological sciences
ISSN: 1319-562X
Titre abrégé: Saudi J Biol Sci
Pays: Saudi Arabia
ID NLM: 101543796

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Aug 2021
Historique:
received: 14 03 2021
revised: 17 04 2021
accepted: 18 04 2021
entrez: 6 8 2021
pubmed: 7 8 2021
medline: 7 8 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

To determine the prevalence of Energy Drinks (ED) consumption, and the adverse effects experienced by consumers among governmental university students in Riyadh, and to assess the relationship between ED consumption and dietary habits. This is a cross-sectional study carried out in 2020 in a random sample of students at government universities in Riyadh (King Saud University (KSU) and Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU). The study was conducted within a time frame of 3 months which included a total of 546 students. The data collection tool was an online self-administered questionnaire that included three sections. The first section addressed the characteristics of the students, the second section addressed ED consumption, and the third section addressed the dietary habits of ED consumers. A SPSS software-based analysis revealed that the percentage of ED consumers in our cohort was 29.3%. Moreover, we found a significant association between ED consumption and consumption of fewer than three meals, skipping breakfast, and fast food intake (χ

Identifiants

pubmed: 34354437
doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.04.050
pii: S1319-562X(21)00311-9
pmc: PMC8324967
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

4511-4515

Informations de copyright

© 2021 The Author(s).

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Auteurs

Nora Alafif (N)

Department of Community Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Anfal Al-Rashed (A)

Department of Community Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Khadija Altowairqi (K)

Department of Community Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Atheer Muharraq (A)

Department of Community Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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