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Associations Between Korean Adolescents' Energy Drink Consumption and Suicidal Ideation and Attempts
Ji-Su Kim1, Kyunghee Kim1, Yeji Seo2
1Professor, Department of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro Dongjak-Gu, 06974 Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Purpose:
This study examined associations between caffeinated energy drink consumption patterns and (1) participant characteristics and health-risk behaviors and (2) suicidal ideation and attempts in Korean adolescents.
Methods:
Participants included 8961 adolescents who consumed the drinks more than once weekly. Data were analyzed via logistic regression.
Results:
Rates of suicidal ideation and attempts in participants who consumed the drinks more than once daily were higher relative to those for participants who consumed the drinks 3-6 and 1-2 times weekly.
Conclusions:
Further research is required to establish causality in these relationships.