Energy drink intake is associated with insomnia and decreased daytime functioning in young adult females

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ID15093045
AuthorsG Trapp (0000-0001-8529-4260, The Kids Research Institute Australia, corresponding author), Miriam Hurworth (0000-0002-0435-2295, The Kids Research Institute Australia), Peter Jacoby (0000-0001-5092-7697, The Kids Research Institute Australia), Kathleen Maddison, Kathleen J Maddison (0000-0002-6827-0993, The University of Western Australia), Karina Allen (0000-0003-2896-6459, The University of Western Australia), Karen Martins (0000-0003-2077-0929, The University of Western Australia), Karen Martin (0000-0002-5700-9116), Harry Christian (0000-0001-8486-5746, The Kids Research Institute Australia), Hayley Christian, Gina L Ambrosini (0000-0003-1001-4265, The Kids Research Institute Australia), Wendy H Oddy (0000-0002-6119-7017, University of Tasmania), Wendy Oddy, Peter R Eastwood (0000-0002-4490-4138, The University of Western Australia)
Year2021
Volume24
Issue6
Pages1328-1337
Publication date2021-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980020001652
PMID32723415
OpenAlexW3045657275
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited54

Objective: To investigate the association between energy drink (ED) use and sleep-related disturbances in a population-based sample of young adults from the Raine Study. Design: Analysis of cross-sectional data obtained from self-administered questionnaires to assess ED use and sleep disturbance (Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ-10) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Symptoms Questionnaire–Insomnia (PSSQ-I)). Regression modelling was used to estimate the effect of ED use on sleep disturbances. All models adjusted for various potential confounders. Setting: Western Australia. Participants: Males and females, aged 22 years, from Raine Study Gen2–22 year follow-up. Results: Of the 1115 participants, 66 % were never/rare users (i.e. once/month to v . 15 %) or frequently (24 % v . 11 %). Among females, frequent ED users experienced significantly higher symptoms of daytime sleepiness (FOSQ-10: β = 0·93, 95 % CI 0·32, 1·54, P = 0·003) and were five times more likely to experience insomnia (PSSQ-I: OR = 5·10, 95 % CI 1·81, 14·35, P = 0·002) compared with never/rare users. No significant associations were observed in males for any sleep outcomes. Conclusions: We found a positive association between ED use and sleep disturbances in young adult females. Given the importance of sleep for overall health, and ever-increasing ED use, intervention strategies are needed to curb ED use in young adults, particularly females. Further research is needed to determine causation and elucidate reasons for gender-specific findings

Confounding · Environmental health · Epworth Sleepiness Scale · Excessive daytime sleepiness · Insomnia · Physical therapy · Polysomnography · Population · Psychiatry · Sleep disorder · Young adult · Coffee research and impacts · Demography · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Sleep and related disorders · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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