Begdache Lina, Kianmehr Hamed, Heaney Cassandra V
Department of Health and Wellness Studies, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, USA.
Department of Systems Science & Industrial Engineering, Watson School of Engineering, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, USA.
J Diet Suppl. 2020;17(1):67-80. doi: 10.1080/19390211.2018.1482983. Epub 2018 Sep 25.
Dietary supplement (DS) use is increasing among college students. Early adulthood is a critical developmental stage when behavioral trends are established with potential health implications. Many studies have suggested a proper college education on DSs is needed, but no follow-up reports exist in the literature. The purpose of the study was to compare DS use in college students with and without a formal education on DSs. An anonymous survey was sent over electronic mailing lists of different social and professional student groups, including students in the health and wellness studies (HWS) minor (HM) at Binghamton University. A total of 308 students completed the study. A statistical framework using multivariate analyses was designed to assess pattern of use and identify variables of interest. Principal component analysis recognized five patterns collectively contributing to 66.75% of the variance. PC 1 characterized as tobacco use, PC 2 labeled as body weight, PC 3 categorized as exercise, PC 4 labeled as educated use, and PC 5 is considered Greek-life lifestyle. Participants were then partitioned into HM versus HWS nonminor (NM). Common factor analysis was performed to extract significant variables pertaining to each pattern. Results reflected driving forces common to both groups. However, new trends surfaced in HM. A regression analysis suggests that DS use in HM is based on knowledge, whereas NM use is specifically targeted toward certain lifestyles. In addition, HM are more likely to discontinue a DS with formal knowledge. Therefore, college education on DS may be promoting a healthy pattern of supplement use.
大学生中使用膳食补充剂（DS）的情况正在增加。成年早期是一个关键的发育阶段，此时形成的行为趋势可能会对健康产生影响。许多研究表明，需要对大学生进行关于膳食补充剂的适当教育，但文献中没有后续报告。本研究的目的是比较接受过和未接受过关于膳食补充剂正规教育的大学生使用膳食补充剂的情况。通过不同社会和专业学生群体的电子邮件列表发送了一份匿名调查问卷，包括宾厄姆顿大学健康与养生研究（HWS）辅修专业（HM）的学生。共有308名学生完成了这项研究。设计了一个使用多变量分析的统计框架来评估使用模式并确定感兴趣的变量。主成分分析识别出五种模式，它们共同解释了66.75%的方差。主成分1的特征是烟草使用，主成分2标记为体重，主成分3归类为运动，主成分4标记为有知识的使用，主成分5被认为是希腊生活方式。然后将参与者分为HM组和非HM的HWS组（NM）。进行共同因素分析以提取与每种模式相关的重要变量。结果反映了两组共有的驱动因素。然而，HM组出现了新的趋势。回归分析表明，HM组使用膳食补充剂是基于知识，而NM组的使用则特别针对某些生活方式。此外，有了正规知识后，HM组更有可能停止使用某种膳食补充剂。因此，关于膳食补充剂的大学教育可能正在促进健康的补充剂使用模式。
