ArticleInternational journal of public health2017
Young adolescents who combine alcohol and energy drinks have a higher risk of reporting negative behavioural outcomes.
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- Alcohol mixed with energy drink (AMED): A critical review and meta-analysis.Human psychopharmacology · 2018Pooled it
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- Students in Danger: Binge Drinking Behaviour and Associated Factors in Hungary.Zdravstveno varstvo · 2021Article
- Energy Drink Consumption among Adolescents Attending Schools in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Energy Drinks Consumption Associated with Emotional and Behavioural Problems via Lack of Sleep and Skipped Breakfast among Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Socio-economic differences in factors associated with alcohol use among adolescents in Slovenia: a cross-sectional study.International journal of public health · 2020Article
- Energy drinks in children and adolescents: demographic data and immediate effects.European journal of pediatrics · 2019Article
- What Protects Adolescents with Youth Subculture Affiliation from Excessive Internet Use?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Impact of Energy Drinks on Health and Well-being.Current nutrition reports · 2018Review
- Changes in support for bans of illicit drugs, tobacco, and alcohol among adolescents and young adults in Europe, 2008-2014.International journal of public health · 2018Article
- Regular energy drink consumption is associated with the risk of health and behavioural problems in adolescents.European journal of pediatrics · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo explore whether young adolescents consuming alcohol and energy drinks combined were more likely to report negative behavioural outcomes than their peers who drink only one type of these beverages or are abstinent.
methodsWe analysed data on a representative sample of Slovak adolescents 8502 adolescents (mean age 13.21, 49.4 % boys) from the 2014 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children cross-sectional study. We assessed the associations of alcohol and energy drinks consumption with negative outcomes and their potential synergy, as measured by the synergy index (SI).
resultsAdolescents consuming both alcohol and energy drinks were at higher risk of negative behavioural outcomes than their peers who drank only alcohol or energy drinks or were non-consumers. Consumers of alcohol and energy drinks were highly prone to be involved in fighting-the joint association of alcohol and energy drinks consumption was greater than sum of its associations separately in relation to fighting (SI 1.49; 95 % confidence interval 1.03-2.16).
conclusionsPreventive strategies should aim at increasing awareness of negative behavioural outcomes-especially aggressive behaviour associated with alcohol and energy drinks consumption among young adolescents.
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