Behavior

Count

Percentage

For daily drinkers, how many cans do you drink a day? (n = 314)

>Two cans/day

113

36.0

Two cans/day

102

32.5

One can/day

57

18.2

42

13.4

For drinkers , the most commonly used energy drinks are (up to 3 types can be chosen)^*

(number of responses = 902)

Red bull

207

22.95

Power horse

107

11.86

Bison

260

28.82

Bugzy

77

8.54

Code red

142

15.74

Pepsi cola × Energy

61

6.76

Other types (boom boom, burn, shark, energy, Battery, magic energy kick)

23

2.55

Not determined

25

2.77

Places in which energy drinks are taken usually (multiple choices, up to three choices)^*

(number of responses = 1190)

House/home

304

25.55

Coffee shop

230

19.34

Recreational places

261

21.93

Car

317

26.64

Working site

39

3.28

College/school

39

3.28

Time periods during which energy drinks are mostly taken (n = 447)

Examination periods

23

5.0

Vacancies

100

22.5

Car driving/travelling by car

106

23.4

When tasks and jobs are overcrowded

13

2.9

No special time period

205

46.2

Physiological changes reported by study participants after drinking energy drinks^*

(number of responses = 871)

Intake of energy drinks in relation to regular meals

(n = 446)

Changes in cardiac activity and heart beating

132

15.15

Reduced sleeping hours

241

27.67

Becoming energized and activated

243

27.90

Body provided with water and electrolytes, being hydrated

34

3.90

No any beneficial effects

91

10.45

Becoming addicted

26

2.98

Becoming obese

27

3.10

Depressed and frustrated

9

1.03

Increased blood sugar

16

1.84

Gastric irritation and ulceration

16

1.84

Brain activity while limbs idle

22

2.53

Increased sexual power/potency

14

1.61

Before meals

38

8.52

After meals With meals

190 62

42.60 13.90

With or without

156

34.98