Relación entre el consumo de bebidas con cafeína y el estado anímico de los estudiantes de Medicina de la Universidad de Guayaquil durante el 2019.

Abstract

In order to know the relation between the consumption of caffeinated beverages and the mood of medical students at the University of Guayaquil in 2019, a survey of 60 students of the medical careers was conducted, Obstetrics, Nutrition and Dentistry, where 29 respondents were men, 28 women and three from the priority group. The largest population is mestizo, they consume drinks with caffeine 1 to 2 times a day, the consumption of cola and coffee is reported to be done as usual and for study reasons. The energy drinks reported high values in the moods of distressed, sad, anxious and uneasy, in the same way for black tea that presented the nervous and tense mood, which proved that there is a correlation coefficient of 0, 49 and determination of 23.82%, which allows us to indicate that moods are related to the consumption of energy drinks, 76.18% are due to other factors.