Browse > Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.4163/jnh.2013.46.6.552

Prevalence of vitamin.mineral supplement use and its related factors among Korean adolescents  

Lee, Hyun Sook (Department of Food Science & Nutrition, Dongseo University)
Han, Ji Hye (Department of Home Economics Education, Graduate School of Kongju National University)
Kim, Sun Hyo (Department of Technology and Home Economics Education, Kongju National University)
Publication Information
Journal of Nutrition and Health / v.46, no.6, 2013 , pp. 552-559 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study is conducted in order to investigate the prevalence of vitamin mineral (VM) supplement use and its related factors among Korean adolescents. Using a cross-sectional study design, information was obtained by questionnaires from adolescents selected by stratified sampling in large, small and middle-size cities, as well as rural areas of the whole country, followed by convenience sampling. The total number of participants in this study was 1,407 adolescents ($15.2{\pm}1.6$ years) attending middle or high schools, chosen from various cities and rural areas in Korea. The prevalence of VM supplement use was 65.5%, and there was no significant difference between the genders. City dwellers took VM supplements more frequently than those adolescents from rural areas (p < 0.01). The VM supplement users tended to have higher family income, parents' academic background, and socioeconomic status, respectively (p < 0.001). The greater part of VM supplement users replied that they acquired their nutritional information from their parents, relatives and friends, while many nonusers replied that they did it from school classes (p < 0.05). Compared to nonusers, VM supplement users had greater 'self concern about health' (p < 0.05), 'parents' concern about child's health, growth, and nutritional intake' (p < 0.001), and 'parents' concern about child's grade point' (p < 0.01). However, there was no significant difference between users and nonusers when it came to 'self perception of body shape' or 'BMI'. In addition, users significantly had greater nutritional beliefs concerning VM supplements than nonusers (p < 0.001). These results showed that VM supplement use has been common among adolescents in Korea, and supplement use of subjects has been related with various factors. Among them, it was shown that especially parents great influence the use of VM supplements by adolescents. Thus, not only education for adolescents, but also that for parents is needed to help adolescents take VM supplements properly.
Keywords
prevalence; vitamin.mineral supplements; factors; adolescents;
Citations & Related Records
Times Cited By KSCI : 3  (Citation Analysis)
연도 인용수 순위
1 Stang J, Story MT, Harnack L, Neumark-Sztainer D. Relationships between vitamin and mineral supplement use, dietary intake, and dietary adequacy among adolescents. J Am Diet Assoc 2000; 100(8): 905-910   DOI   ScienceOn
2 Cha YS, Kim JS, Rho JO. A study on the patterns of nutrient supplement usage and its related influencing factors of high school students in Chonbuk area. J Korean Living Sci Assoc 2007; 16(6): 1231-1241
3 Kim SH, Keen CL. Patterns of vitamin/mineral supplement usage by adolescents attending athletic high schools in Korea. Int J Sport Nutr 1999; 9(4): 391-405
4 Statistics Korea. Advice Report of 2004 Population and Census. Seoul: Statistics Korea; 2005
5 Kim SH, Han JH, Zhu QY, Keen CL. Use of vitamins, minerals, and other dietary supplements by 17- and 18-year-old students in Korea. J Med Food 2003; 6(1): 27-42   DOI   ScienceOn
6 Kim SH, Han JH, Keen CL. Vitamin and mineral supplement use by healthy teenagers in Korea: motivating factors and dietary consequences. Nutrition 2001; 17(5): 373-380   DOI   ScienceOn
7 Kim SH, Keen CL. Vitamin and mineral supplement use among children attending elementary schools in Korea: A survey of eating habits and dietary consequences. Nutr Res 2002; 22(4): 433-448   DOI   ScienceOn
8 Yi HH, Park HA, Kang JH, Kang JH, Kim KW, Cho YG, Song HR, Lee JS. What types of dietary supplements are used in Korea? Data from the Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey 2005. Korean J Fam Med 2009; 30(12): 934-943   DOI
9 Herbold NH, Visconti BK, Frates S, Bandini L. Traditional and nontraditional supplement use by collegiate female varsity athletes. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab 2004; 14(5): 586-593
10 Han JH, Kim SH. Vitamin . mineral supplement use and related variables by Korean adolescents. Korean J Nutr 1999; 32(3): 268-276
11 Nieman DC, Gates JR, Butler JV, Pollett LM, Dietrich SJ, Lutz RD. Supplementation patterns in marathon runners. J Am Diet Assoc 1989; 89(11): 1615-1619
12 Al-Naggar RA, Chen R. Prevalence of vitamin-mineral supplements use and associated factors among young Malaysians. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2011; 12(4): 1023-1029
13 Knekt P, Ritz J, Pereira MA, O'Reilly EJ, Augustsson K, Fraser GE, Goldbourt U, Heitmann BL, Hallmans G, Liu S, Pietinen P, Spiegelman D, Stevens J, Virtamo J, Willett WC, Rimm EB, Ascherio A. Antioxidant vitamins and coronary heart disease risk: a pooled analysis of 9 cohorts. Am J Clin Nutr 2004; 80(6): 1508-1520
14 Earnest C, Cooper KH, Marks A, Mitchell TL. Efficacy of a complex multivitamin supplement. Nutrition 2002; 18(9): 738-742   DOI   ScienceOn
15 Schuurman AG, Goldbohm RA, Brants HA, van den Brandt PA. A prospective cohort study on intake of retinol, vitamins C and E, and carotenoids and prostate cancer risk (Netherlands). Cancer Causes Control 2002; 13(6): 573-582   DOI   ScienceOn
16 White E, Shannon JS, Patterson RE. Relationship between vitamin and calcium supplement use and colon cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 1997; 6(10): 769-774
17 Olney RS, Mulinare J. Trends in neural tube defect prevalence, folic acid fortification, and vitamin supplement use. Semin Perinatol 2002; 26(4): 277-285   DOI   ScienceOn
18 Fawzi WW, Msamanga GI, Spiegelman D, Wei R, Kapiga S, Villamor E, Mwakagile D, Mugusi F, Hertzmark E, Essex M, Hunter DJ. A randomized trial of multivitamin supplements and HIV disease progression and mortality. N Engl J Med 2004; 351(1): 23-32   DOI   ScienceOn
19 Hathcock JN. Vitamins and minerals: efficacy and safety. Am J Clin Nutr 1997; 66(2): 427-437
20 Kim H, Kim M. A study on health-functional foods intake pattern of consumers in Busan and Gyeongnam region. J Korean Living Sci Assoc 2006; 15(2): 341-352
21 Han JH, Kim SH. Behaviors of vitamin . mineral supplement usage by healthy adolescents attending general middle or high schools in Korean. Korean J Nutr 2000; 33(3): 332-342
22 The Korean Nutrition Society. Dietary reference intakes for Koreans. Seoul: The Korean Nutrition Society; 2005
23 Rock CL. Multivitamin-multimineral supplements: who uses them? Am J Clin Nutr 2007; 85(1): 277S-279S
24 Gardiner P, Buettner C, Davis RB, Phillips RS, Kemper KJ. Factors and common conditions associated with adolescent dietary supplement use: an analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). BMC Complement Altern Med 2008; 8: 9   DOI   ScienceOn
25 Murphy SP, White KK, Park SY, Sharma S. Multivitamin-multimineral supplements' effect on total nutrient intake. Am J Clin Nutr 2007; 85(1): 280S-284S
26 Block G, Jensen CD, Norkus EP, Dalvi TB, Wong LG, McManus JF, Hudes ML. Usage patterns, health, and nutritional status of long-term multiple dietary supplement users: a cross-sectional study. Nutr J 2007; 6: 30   DOI
27 Radimer K, Bindewald B, Hughes J, Ervin B, Swanson C, Picciano MF. Dietary supplement use by US adults: data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2000. Am J Epidemiol 2004; 160(4): 339-349   DOI   ScienceOn
28 Kim SH, Han JH, Hwang YJ, Kim WY. Use of functional foods for health by 14-18 year old students attending general junior or senior high schools in Korea. Korean J Nutr 2005; 38(10): 864-872
29 Kim SH, Han JH, Kim WY. Consumption of health functional foods by elementary schoolchildren in Korea. Korean J Nutr 2010; 43(2): 161-170   DOI
30 Park JS, Lee JH. Elementary school children's intake patterns of health functional foods and parent's requirements in Daejeon area. Korean J Community Nutr 2008; 13(4): 463-475
31 Kim SH, Han JH, Kim WY. Health functional food use and related variables among the middle-aged in Korea. Korean J Nutr 2010; 43(3): 294-303   DOI
32 Kim SN, Kim SH. A survey on use of vitamin.mineral supplements by children in Daejeon city and Chungcheong province in Korea. Korean J Food Cult 2010; 25(2): 117-125