Alcohol Mixed with Energy Drinks (AmED) and Negative Alcohol-Related Consequences among South Korean College Students
Consumption of alcohol mixed with energy drinks (AmED) has been associated with various alcohol-related consequences among college students. However, more information is required to assess how this relationship is affected by sociodemographic and environmental factors. This paper investigates the as...
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doaj-8685fd69f812428a8f3c8c35df74a8f82020-11-25T00:50:21ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1660-46012019-03-01167112710.3390/ijerph16071127ijerph16071127Alcohol Mixed with Energy Drinks (AmED) and Negative Alcohol-Related Consequences among South Korean College StudentsSarah Soyeon Oh0Yeong Jun Ju1Eun-Cheol Park2Sung-In Jang3Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, KoreaInstitute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, KoreaInstitute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, KoreaInstitute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, KoreaConsumption of alcohol mixed with energy drinks (AmED) has been associated with various alcohol-related consequences among college students. However, more information is required to assess how this relationship is affected by sociodemographic and environmental factors. This paper investigates the association between AmED consumption and negative alcohol-related consequences while (1) stratifying AmED users by sex, (2) examining a range of outcomes specific to the college context (e.g., missing class), and (3) controlling for drinking frequency and amount. We surveyed and analyzed the data of 4592 students in a nationally representative sample of 82 colleges in South Korea. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to identify the association between AmED use and a number of alcohol-related consequences (ranging from a score of 0–12) while adjusting for covariates, including drinking frequency and intake per drinking session. Of our study population, 22.0% of alcohol-consuming men and 13.4% of alcohol-consuming women reported AmED consumption in the past 12 months. AmED users experienced a greater number of alcohol-related consequences (e.g., missing class, engaging in unplanned sexual activity) than non-AmED users (men β: 0.804, <i>p</i> ≤ 0.0001; women β: 0.522, <i>p</i> ≤ 0.0001). Male AmED users consuming alcohol once a month (β: 1.155, <i>p</i> ≤ 0.0001) and female users consuming less than once a month (β: 1.019, <i>p</i> ≤ 0.0001) experienced the greatest number of consequences compared to non-users, as did AmED users consuming 3–4 drinks per drinking session (men β: 1.012, <i>p</i> ≤ 0.0001; women β: 0.993, <i>p</i> ≤ 0.0001). Our findings reveal that both male and female college students who consume AmED experience a greater number of negative alcohol-related consequences than those who do not. Rather than high-risk drinkers, moderate drinkers who consume alcohol infrequently and/or in low amounts may experience more consequences when consumers of AmED.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/7/1127energy drinksalcoholrisk takingcollege drinkingAmEDalcohol-related consequences |
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Sarah Soyeon Oh Yeong Jun Ju Eun-Cheol Park Sung-In Jang Alcohol Mixed with Energy Drinks (AmED) and Negative Alcohol-Related Consequences among South Korean College Students International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health energy drinks alcohol risk taking college drinking AmED alcohol-related consequences |
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Alcohol Mixed with Energy Drinks (AmED) and Negative Alcohol-Related Consequences among South Korean College Students |
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Alcohol Mixed with Energy Drinks (AmED) and Negative Alcohol-Related Consequences among South Korean College Students |
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Alcohol Mixed with Energy Drinks (AmED) and Negative Alcohol-Related Consequences among South Korean College Students |
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Alcohol Mixed with Energy Drinks (AmED) and Negative Alcohol-Related Consequences among South Korean College Students |
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Alcohol Mixed with Energy Drinks (AmED) and Negative Alcohol-Related Consequences among South Korean College Students |
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alcohol mixed with energy drinks (amed) and negative alcohol-related consequences among south korean college students |
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Consumption of alcohol mixed with energy drinks (AmED) has been associated with various alcohol-related consequences among college students. However, more information is required to assess how this relationship is affected by sociodemographic and environmental factors. This paper investigates the association between AmED consumption and negative alcohol-related consequences while (1) stratifying AmED users by sex, (2) examining a range of outcomes specific to the college context (e.g., missing class), and (3) controlling for drinking frequency and amount. We surveyed and analyzed the data of 4592 students in a nationally representative sample of 82 colleges in South Korea. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to identify the association between AmED use and a number of alcohol-related consequences (ranging from a score of 0–12) while adjusting for covariates, including drinking frequency and intake per drinking session. Of our study population, 22.0% of alcohol-consuming men and 13.4% of alcohol-consuming women reported AmED consumption in the past 12 months. AmED users experienced a greater number of alcohol-related consequences (e.g., missing class, engaging in unplanned sexual activity) than non-AmED users (men β: 0.804, <i>p</i> ≤ 0.0001; women β: 0.522, <i>p</i> ≤ 0.0001). Male AmED users consuming alcohol once a month (β: 1.155, <i>p</i> ≤ 0.0001) and female users consuming less than once a month (β: 1.019, <i>p</i> ≤ 0.0001) experienced the greatest number of consequences compared to non-users, as did AmED users consuming 3–4 drinks per drinking session (men β: 1.012, <i>p</i> ≤ 0.0001; women β: 0.993, <i>p</i> ≤ 0.0001). Our findings reveal that both male and female college students who consume AmED experience a greater number of negative alcohol-related consequences than those who do not. Rather than high-risk drinkers, moderate drinkers who consume alcohol infrequently and/or in low amounts may experience more consequences when consumers of AmED. |
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