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Table 1 Characteristics of students who reported energy drink consumption

From: A survey of energy drink and alcohol mixed with energy drink consumption

Characteristic

Total

Ever consumed energy drinks

Consumes at least one can dailya

Ever mixed energy drinks with alcohola

Total, N (%)

802

675 (84.2)

264 (33.8)

309 (38.5)

Gender, N (%)

    

 Male

395 (49.3)

356 (90.1)

160 (41.5)

190 (48.8)

 Female

407 (50.7)

319 (78.4)

104 (26.3)

119 (29.5)

  χ 2

 

20.76***

20.16***

31.32***

Current school level, N (%)

  

 Junior high (14-15-years-old/grades 8-9)

372 (47.1)

300 (80.6)

141 (39.0)

110 (30.1)

 High school (16-18-years-old/grades 10-12)

418 (52.9)

364 (87.1)

120 (29.3)

196 (47.0)

  χ 2

 

6.08*

8.05**

23.24***

Country of birth, N (%)

   

 Israel

733 (93.4)

620 (84.6)

233 (32.7)

279 (38.5)

 Other

52 (6.6)

46 (88.5)

25 (48.1)

22 (43.1)

  χ 2

 

0.57

5.14*

0.44

Family structure, N (%)

  

 Parents married

613 (79.2)

514 (83.8)

188 (31.4)

233 (38.3)

 Other

161 (20.8)

140 (87.0)

66 (41.8)

69 (43.4)

  χ 2

 

0.94

6.05*

1.39

Parental education level, N (%)

  

 Low (High school, both parents)

226 (32.4)

198 (87.6)

77 (34.8)

102 (45.3)

 High (Academic, at least one parent)

472 (67.6)

399 (84.5)

140 (30.4)

178 (37.8)

  χ 2

 

1.17

1.34

3.60

School level at first consumption, N (%)

  

 Elementary

246 (36.8)

242 (98.4)

132 (54.5)

126 (52.3)

 Junior high

343 (51.3)

341 (99.4)

113 (34.0)

134 (39.6)

 High school

79 (11.8)

79 (100.0)

16 (20.8)

39 (51.3)

 χ 2

 

2.56

38.08***

10.17**

  1. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001; a N = 782