Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the study participants.
Characteristic | Total (N = 114) |
School year, No. (%) | |
Freshman | 12 (10.5) |
Sophomore | 26 (22.8) |
Junior | 37 (32.5) |
Senior | 35 (30.7) |
Super senior or fifth year | 4 (3.5) |
Sex, No. (%) | |
Female | 94 (82.5) |
Male | 20 (17.5) |
Previous diagnosis of depression or anxiety, No. (%) | |
Never | 79 (69.3) |
Both | 16 (14.0) |
Anxiety | 15 (13.2) |
Depression | 2 (1.8) |
Missing | 2 (1.8) |
Source of caffeine, No. (%) | |
Coffee | 73 (64.0) |
Tea | 17 (14.9) |
Soda | 12 (10.5) |
Other | 9 (7.9) |
Missing | 3 (2.6) |
Reason for caffeine consumption, No. (%) | |
To stay awake in class | 14 (12.3) |
Studying/homework (e.g., outside of class) | 34 (29.8) |
For pleasure or enjoyment | 50 (43.9) |
Other | 14 (12.3) |
Missing | 2 (1.8) |
Grade point average, No. (%) | |
<3.0 | 8 (7.0) |
3.0-3.4 | 28 (24.6) |
3.5-4.0 | 75 (65.8) |
Missing | 3 (2.6) |