Prevalence and determinants of sex-specific dietary supplement use in a Greek cohort
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Author(s)
Tsilidis, Konstantinos
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We describe the profile of dietary supplement use and its correlates in the Epirus Health Study cohort, which consists of 1,237 adults (60.5% women) residing in urban north-west Greece. The association between dietary supplement use and demographic characteristics, lifestyle behaviours, personal medical history and clinical measurements was assessed using logistic regression models, separately for women and men. The overall prevalence of dietary supplement use was 31.4%, and it was higher in women (37.3%) compared to men (22.4%; p-value=4.2-08). Based on multivariable logistic regression models, dietary supplement use in women was associated with age (positively until middle-age and slightly negatively afterwards), the presence of a chronic health condition (OR=1.71; 95% CI, 1.18-2.46), lost/removed teeth (OR=0.52; 95% CI, 0.35-0.78) and diastolic blood pressure (OR per 5 mmHg increase=0.84; 95% CI, 0.73-0.96); body mass index and worse general health status were borderline inversely associated. In men, dietary supplement use was positively associated with being employed (OR=2.53; 95% CI, 1.21-5.29). A considerable proportion of our sample used dietary supplements, and the factors associated with it differed between women and men.
Date Issued
2021-08-20
Date Acceptance
2021-08-17
Citation
Nutrients, 2021, 13 (8), pp.1-15
ISSN
2072-6643
Publisher
MDPI AG
Start Page
1
End Page
15
Journal / Book Title
Nutrients
Volume
13
Issue
8
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This article is an open access article
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Nutrition & Dietetics
dietary supplements
prevalence
determinants
Epirus Health Study
Greece
NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY
BLOOD-PRESSURE
VITAMIN-D
CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTATION
NATIONAL-HEALTH
ADULTS
METAANALYSIS
CANCER
USAGE
Epirus Health Study
Greece
determinants
dietary supplements
prevalence
0908 Food Sciences
1111 Nutrition and Dietetics
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2021-08-20