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Study on Consumption of Health Functional Foods according to Climacteric Symptoms in Middle-aged Women

중년 여성에서 갱년기 증상 정도에 따른 건강기능식품 섭취실태 조사 연구

  • 한채정 (영산대학교 미용예술학과) ;
  • 김윤희 (영산대학교 미용예술대학원)
  • Received : 2014.08.25
  • Accepted : 2014.12.16
  • Published : 2014.12.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze consumption patterns of health functional foods (HFF) according to climacteric symptoms. Subjects were 450 middle-aged women divided into four groups by Kupperman's index. This study collected all information by self-administrated questionnaires. Higher Kupperman's index was associated with higher Menopause-specific quality of life questionnaire (MENQOL) (P<0.001) and current smoker ratio (P<0.01) as well as lower monthly income (P<0.05). Exactly 28.4% of subjects showed negative responses to effectiveness of HFF. The average number of HFF intake per person was 2.01. The main reason for consumption of HFF was treatment or prevention of disease (33.6%). The information source for buying HFF was family or relatives (40.0%). The main types of HFF were vitamins (28.2%), omega-3 fatty acid (18.6%) and red ginseng (17.3%). The intake ratio of individual approval type (Cynanchum extract and Angeli extract) was significantly higher in subjects with high Kupperman's index (P<0.001). In conclusion, these results can be used as basic data that reflect middle-aged women's needs for HFF intake according to climacteric symptoms.

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