Research Article
Consumption of Energy Drinks and Their Effects on Sleep Quality among Students at the Copperbelt University School of Medicine in Zambia
Table 1
Characteristics of the study population.
| Characteristics | ā | All | Poor Sleep Quality | Good Sleep Quality | P-Value |
| Age (n = 132) | 18-20 | 13 (9.8%) | 12 (15%) | 1 (1.9%) | 0.032 | 21-24 | 101 (76.5%) | 56 (70%) | 45 (86.5%) | >24 | 18 (13.6%) | 12 (15%) | 6 (11.5%) |
| Gender (n=137) | Male | 82 (59.9%) | 47 (56%) | 35 (66%) | 0.241 | Female | 55 (40.1%) | 37 (44%) | 18 (34%) |
| Year of study (n = 137) | Second year | 84 (61.3%) | 71 (86.6%) | 13 (23.6%) | <0.01 | Third year | 53 (38.7%) | 11 (13.4%) | 42 (76.4%) |
| Program (n = 118) | MBChB | 88 (74.6%) | 56 (82.4%) | 32 (64%) | 0.047 | BDS | 25 (21.2%) | 11 (16.2%) | 14 (28%) | BSc CM | 5 (4.2%) | 1 (1.5%) | 4 (8%) |
| Use of Energy Drinks (n = 141) | No | 102 (27.7%) | 49 (58.3%) | 53 (93%) | <0.01 | Yes | 39 (73.2%) | 35 (41.7%) | 4 (7%) |
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