Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics and perceptions of energy drinks in energy drink users and non-users.
| ED Non-users |
ED Users |
P* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 391) | (n = 287) | ||
| Age (years) | 13.63±1.47 | 13.57±1.42 | .635 |
| Sex % (n) | |||
| Male | 51.6 (162) | 48.4 (152) | .003 |
| Female | 62.9 (229) | 37.1 (135) | |
| Ethnicity % (n) | |||
| European | 66.2 (151) | 33.8 (77) | .004 |
| Melanesian | 52.8 (218) | 47.2 (195) | |
| Polynesian | 59.5 (22) | 40.5 (15) | |
| SES % (n) | |||
| High | 70.5 (148) | 29.5 (62) | < .001 |
| Intermediate | 57.4 (97) | 42.6 (72) | |
| Low | 48.8 (146) | 51.2 (153) | |
| Residence % (n) | |||
| Urban | 70.2 (125) | 29.8 (53) | < .001 |
| Rural | 53.2 (266) | 46.8 (234) | |
| Perception of ED % (n) | |||
| Bad for health | 67.1 (347) | 32.9 (170) | < .001 |
| Neutral | 29.7 (22) | 70.3 (52) | |
| Good for health | 25.3 (22) | 74.7 (65) | |
| Overweight % (n) | |||
| Yes | 55.3 (131) | 44.7 (106) | .355 |
| No | 59.0 (260) | 41.0 (181) |
Mean ± SD or %
ED = energy drinks; SES = socioeconomic status
*P values are for the association between each variable and ED consumption