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Mixing alcohol with energy drink (AMED) and total alcohol consumption: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Verster, Joris C.; Benson, Sarah; Johnson, Sean J.; Scholey, Andrew; Alford, Chris

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Authors

Joris C. Verster

Sarah Benson

Sean J. Johnson

Andrew Scholey



Abstract

Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. It has been suggested that consuming alcohol mixed with energy drink (AMED) may increase total alcohol consumption. Aims of this systematic review and meta-analysis were (i) to compare alcohol consumption of AMED consumers with alcohol only (AO) consumers (between-group comparisons), and (ii) to examine if alcohol consumption of AMED consumers differs on AMED and AO occasions (within-subject comparisons). A literature search identified fourteen studies. Meta-analyses of between-group comparisons of N = 5212 AMED consumers and N = 12 568 AO consumers revealed that on a typical single drinking episode AMED consumers drink significantly more alcohol than AO consumers (p = 0.0001, ES = 0.536, 95%CI: 0.349 to 0.724). Meta-analyses of within-subject comparisons among N = 2871 AMED consumers revealed no significant difference in overall alcohol consumption on a typical drinking episode between AMED and AO occasions (p = 0.465, ES = -0.052, 95%CI: -0.192 to 0.088). In conclusion, between-group comparisons suggest that heavy alcohol consumption is one of the several phenotypical differences between AMED and AO consumers. Within-subject comparisons revealed, however, that AMED consumption does not increase the total amount of alcohol consumed on a single drinking episode.

Citation

Verster, J. C., Benson, S., Johnson, S. J., Scholey, A., & Alford, C. (2016). Mixing alcohol with energy drink (AMED) and total alcohol consumption: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental, 31(1), 2-10. https://doi.org/10.1002/hup.2513

Journal Article Type Review
Acceptance Date Nov 16, 2015
Online Publication Date Jan 19, 2016
Publication Date Jan 19, 2016
Deposit Date Apr 7, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Human Psychopharmacology
Print ISSN 0885-6222
Electronic ISSN 1099-1077
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 31
Issue 1
Pages 2-10
DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/hup.2513
Keywords alcohol, energy drink, AMED, alcohol consumption
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/924135
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hup.2513

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