Table 5.
Analysis of different average consumption groups of study participants and their thoughts about the reasons for energy drink popularity, suitable energy drink replacements, and whether they attempted to quit drinking energy drinks
| Daily | >1 Weekly | Once Weekly | 1-3 Times Monthly | Total | Chi (X2) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n) | (%) | (n) | (%) | (n) | (%) | (n) | (%) | (n) | (%) | p Value | |
| Popularity of Energy Drinks Is Due to: | 19.66 | ||||||||||
| Invigorating Effect | 66 | 45.8 | 57 | 38.0 | 39 | 40.2 | 132 | 33.7 | 294 | 37.5 | 0.0032* |
| Popularity among Athletes | 20 | 13.9 | 30 | 20.0 | 21 | 21.6 | 52 | 13.3 | 123 | 15.7 | |
| Intense Media Commercials | 58 | 40.3 | 63 | 42.0 | 37 | 38.1 | 208 | 53.1 | 366 | 46.7 | |
| Suitable Replacement for Energy Drinks | 37.10 | ||||||||||
| Coffee | 65 | 45.8 | 62 | 41.3 | 45 | 46.4 | 147 | 36.6 | 320 | 40.4 | <0.001* |
| Tea | 31 | 21.5 | 45 | 30.0 | 21 | 21.6 | 62 | 15.4 | 159 | 20.1 | |
| Natural Herbs | 36 | 25.0 | 27 | 18.0 | 15 | 15.5 | 110 | 27.4 | 188 | 23.7 | |
| Others | 11 | 7.6 | 16 | 10.6 | 16 | 16.5 | 83 | 20.6 | 126 | 15.9 | |
| Attempts to Quit Energy Drinks |
17.55 0.0005* |
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| Yes | 79 | 57.7 | 88 | 59.5 | 50 | 52.1 | 281 | 70.8 | 498 | 64.0 | |
| No | 58 | 42.3 | 60 | 40.5 | 46 | 47.9 | 116 | 29.2 | 280 | 36.0 | |