Abstract
Objective To investigate energy drink (ED) consumption and the relationship between ED consumption and sensation seeking among college students and to provide suggestions for management on ED consumption in the students. Methods Using stratified cluster sampling, we conducted a self-administered survey among 2 200 students of grade one to three recruited in two universities in a city with a self-desinged questionnaire and the Sensation Seeking Scale. Results Among the 2 064 students with eligible information, 1 034 (50.1%) and 511 (24.8%) reported having ED and alcohol mixed with energy drink (AmED) consumption during previous one month, with significantly higher ratios of ED and AmED consumption among the boy students than among the girl students (59.2% vs. 40.9%, χ2 = 69.222 and 30.5% vs. 19.0%; χ2 = 36.358; both P Conclusion A half of the college students consume ED and nearly a quarter of college students consume AmED; sensation seeking may be one of the motivations for the students' ED and AmED consumption.
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