العلاقة بين استهلاك الكافيين و الاضطرابات النفسية الشائعة لدى عينة من السعوديات البالغات في مدينة الرياض

الملخص EN

This study was conducted for detecting the relationship between caffeine consumption and the occurrence of prevalent psychological disorders.

The study sample consisted of 160 young women whose mean age was 22.96 ± 3.66 years.

To collect descriptive data and body measurements and estimate the amount of caffeine consumed, we used a 7-day food register.

The 42-item Depression Anxiety Stress Scale was applied to determine the prevalence of psychological disorders among the sample individuals.

The findings indicated that all individuals consumed caffeine daily, with 42.5% ingesting ≥300 mg of caffeine.

Approximately half of the sample was healthy and without any psychological disorders.

However, anxiety was the most prevalent disorder among the sample, followed by stress and depression at 47.5%, 38.2% and 18.80%, respectively.

No significant relationship was observed between the amount of caffeine consumption and the occurrence of these common psychological disorders.

However, it is low consumption of caffeine was significantly, related to waist circumference.

On the basis of these results, we recommend conducting further long-range, community-based studies in all age categories, applying the psychological test before and after the subjects consume caffeine for accurate determination of whether there is such a relationship.