Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Dietary Supplement Use in a Stratified, Random Sample of US Military Personnel: The US Military Dietary Supplement Use Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

About 50% of Americans and 70% of US military service members use dietary supplements (DSs).

Objectives

This cross-sectional survey examined current prevalence of and factors associated with DS use in service members.

Methods

A stratified random sample of 200,000 service members from the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy was obtained from military manpower records, and these service members were asked to complete a questionnaire on their DS use and personal characteristics. Chi-square statistics and multivariable logistic regression examined differences across various strata of demographic, lifestyle, and military characteristics.

Results

About 18% of successfully contacted service members (n = 26,681) completed the questionnaire between Decemb

SUBMITTER: Knapik JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8562080 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature