Research Article
The Epidemiology of Sleep Quality and Consumption of Stimulant Beverages among Patagonian Chilean College Students
Table 4
Consumption of energy drinks, caffeinated beverages and stimulants in relation to sleep quality status.
| | Exposure | Good sleep quality () | Poor sleep quality () | value | | (%) | (%) |
| | Any stimulant beverages | | | | | No | 200 (50.4) | 171 (41.2) | <0.01 | | Yes | 197 (49.6) | 244 (58.8) | | | Type of beverage | | | | | Coke/Pepsi with sugar | 178 (44.4) | 193 (44.8) | 0.910 | | Coke/Pepsi sugar-free | 17 (4.2) | 32 (7.4) | 0.051 | | Red Bull | 65 (16.2) | 108 (25.1) | <0.01 | | Dark Dog | 31 (7.7) | 53 (12.3) | 0.029 | | Other energy drinks* | 11 (2.7) | 22 (5.1) | 0.081 | | Coffee | | | | | No | 188 (46.9) | 179 (41.5) | 0.120 | | Yes | 213 (53.1) | 252 (58.5) | | | With sugar | 140 (34.9) | 147 (34.1) | 0.807 | | Sugar-free | 73 (18.2) | 105 (24.4) | 0.031 | | Tea | | | | | No | 328 (81.8) | 341 (79.1) | 0.331 | | Yes | 73 (18.2) | 90 (20.9) | | | With sugar | 4 (1.0) | 5 (0.6) | 0.821 | | Sugar-free | 69 (17.2) | 85 (19.7) | 0.351 | | Number of stimulant beverages/week | | | | | 0 | 141 (35.2) | 121 (28.1) | 0.073 | | 1 | 64 (16.0) | 76 (17.6) | | | 2 | 106 (26.4) | 110 (25.5) | | | ≥3 | 90 (22.4) | 124 (28.8) | |
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Other energy drinks include the following: Burn, Shark, Red Devil, and Battery.
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