Dietary supplement use in Korean children and adolescents, KNHANES 2015-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To date, there have been few studies on dietary supplement (DS) use in Korean children and adolescents, using nationally representative data. This study aimed to investigate the current status of DS use and its related factors, among Korean children and adolescents from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) data.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting

Data from the KNHANES 2015-2017. Participants completed 24-h dietary recall interviews, including DS products that the subjects consumed.

Participants

The study population was 4380 children and adolescents aged 1-18 years.

Results

Approximately 20.3 % of children and adolescents were using DS; the highest use was among children aged 1–3 years old, and the lowest us

SUBMITTER: Jeon JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10195559 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature