title: Sociodemographic correlates of energy drink consumption with and without alcohol: results of a community survey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We examined the sociodemographic correlates of energy drink use and the differences between those who use them with and without alcohol in a representative community sample.
  
  
  METHODS
  A random-digit-dial landline telephone survey of adults in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area responded to questions about energy drink and alcohol plus energy drink use.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Almost one-third of respondents consumed at least one energy drink in their lifetime, while slightly over 25% used energy drinks in the past year and 6% were past-year alcohol plus energy drink users. There were important racial/ethnic differences in consumption patterns. Compared to non-users, past-year energy drink users were more likely to be non-Black minorities; and past-year alcohol plus energy drink users when compared to energy drink users only were more likely to be White and younger. Alcohol plus energy drink users also were more likely to be hazardous drinkers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results which are among the first from a community sample suggest a bifurcated pattern of energy drink use highlighting important population consumption differences between users of energy drinks only and those who use alcohol and energy drinks together.
authors.affiliation: Center for Addiction and Behavioral Health Research, Helen Bader School of Social, Welfare, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2400 E. Hartford Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USA. lberger@uwm.edu
authors.forename: Lisa K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fendrich
authors.forename: Han-Yang
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Amelia M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Arria
authors.forename: Ron A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Cisler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000434:Alcoholic Beverages; D001628:Beverages / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002110:Caffeine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016008:Statistical Distributions; D014922:Wisconsin / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D002110:Caffeine