Department of Pediatrics, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, 1342, Dongil-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Public Health Nutr. 2021 Apr;24(5):957-964. doi: 10.1017/S1368980020003419. Epub 2020 Oct 12.
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.
A cross-sectional study.
Data from the KNHANES 2015-2017. Participants completed 24-h dietary recall interviews, including DS products that the subjects consumed.
The study population was 4380 children and adolescents aged 1-18 years.
Approximately 20.3 % of children and adolescents were using DS; the highest use was among children aged 1–3 years old, and the lowest use was among adolescents aged 16–18 years. The most frequently used DS was prebiotics/probiotics, followed by multivitamin/mineral supplements. Factors that were associated with DS use were lower birth weight in children aged <4 years; younger age, higher household income, regular breakfast intake and lower BMI in children aged 4-9 years; and regular breakfast intake and use of nutrition facts label in adolescents aged 10-18 years. Feeding patterns in infancy and having chronic diseases were not associated with DS use.
We report that over 20 % of children and adolescents use DS. Nutritional education for parents and children about proper DS consumption is needed.
迄今为止，使用具有全国代表性数据的韩国儿童和青少年膳食补充剂（DS）使用情况的研究较少。本研究旨在通过韩国国民健康和营养检查调查（KNHANES）数据调查韩国儿童和青少年 DS 使用的现状及其相关因素。
横断面研究。
KNHANES 2015-2017 年数据。参与者完成了 24 小时膳食回忆访谈，包括受试者食用的 DS 产品。
研究人群为 4380 名 1-18 岁的儿童和青少年。
约 20.3%的儿童和青少年使用 DS；使用率最高的是 1-3 岁的儿童，最低的是 16-18 岁的青少年。最常使用的 DS 是益生元/益生菌，其次是多种维生素/矿物质补充剂。与 DS 使用相关的因素包括<4 岁儿童较低的出生体重；4-9 岁儿童年龄较小、家庭收入较高、经常吃早餐和较低的 BMI；10-18 岁青少年经常吃早餐和使用营养成分标签。婴儿期的喂养方式和慢性疾病与 DS 使用无关。
我们报告称，超过 20%的儿童和青少年使用 DS。需要对父母和儿童进行关于适当 DS 消费的营养教育。
