TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Energy drink consumption and the risk of alcohol use disorder among a national sample of adolescents and young adults
JO  - Journal of pediatrics
A1  - Emond, Jennifer A.
A1  - Gilbert-Diamond, Diane
A1  - Tanski, Susanne E.
A1  - Sargent, James D.
SP  - 1194
EP  - 1200
VL  - 165
IS  - 6
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between energy drink use and hazardous alcohol use among a national sample of adolescents and young adults. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis of 3342 youth aged 15-23 years recruited for a national survey about media and alcohol use. Energy drink use was defined as recent use or ever mixed-use with alcohol. Outcomes were ever alcohol use and 3 hazardous alcohol use outcomes measured with the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT): ever consuming 6 or more drinks at once (6+ binge drinking) and clinical criteria for hazardous alcohol use as defined for adults (8+AUDIT) and for adolescents (4+AUDIT). <br><br>RESULTS: Among 15-17 year olds (n = 1508), 13.3% recently consumed an energy drink, 9.7% ever consumed an energy drink mixed with alcohol, and 47.1% ever drank alcohol. Recent energy drink use predicted ever alcohol use among 15-17-year-olds only (OR 2.58; 95% CI 1.77-3.77). Of these 15-17-year-olds, 17% met the 6+ binge drinking criteria, 7.2% met the 8+AUDIT criteria, and 16.0% met the 4+AUDIT criteria. Rates of energy drink use and all alcohol use outcomes increased with age. Ever mixed-use with alcohol predicted 6+ binge drinking (OR 4.69; 95% CI 3.70-5.94), 8+AUDIT (OR 3.25; 95% CI 2.51-4.21), and 4+AUDIT (OR 4.15; 95% CI 3.27-5.25) criteria in adjusted models among all participants, with no evidence of modification by age. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Positive associations between energy drink use and hazardous alcohol use behaviors are not limited to youth in college settings.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-3476
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.08.050
ID  - ref1
ER  -