Halabchi Farzin, Shab-Bidar Sakineh, Selk-Ghaffari Maryam
Department of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Int J Prev Med. 2021 Mar 29;12:32. doi: 10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_189_20. eCollection 2021.
Due to widespread use of supplement among athletes, determining the prevalence and pattern of dietary supplement consumption and its moderators will be a road map for developing a strategic planning in the national level to achieve healthy lifestyle and avoid harmful nutritional approaches.
A systematic search of the electronic resources including Medline, PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar and National Persian Databases including Magiran, SID, IranDoc and CIVILICA (between 1979 and November 2019 in Persian and English language) was accomplished. Inclusion criteria were (a) studies containing the prevalence rate of dietary supplement consumption, specifically (b) studies were conducted in athletes. Finally, 32 articles were included.
The prevalence rate of supplement use in overall Iranian athletic population was 64.8% (95% CI, 55.8%-73.8%) with significant heterogeneity (I = 99.7%, < 0.001). The prevalence rate was reported to be higher in male athletes, athletes aged 25 and older and elite athletes ( < 0.05). The most prevalent source of information about supplement use among athletes were trainers, followed by physicians, friends-teammates and dietitians.
According to the high prevalence of supplement consumption among Iranian athletes, policy making for educational programs is mandated. Trainers are the most popular source to provide information about supplements and educational programs should be conducted for this target population.
由于运动员中补充剂的广泛使用，确定膳食补充剂消费的流行率和模式及其影响因素将为制定国家层面的战略规划提供路线图，以实现健康的生活方式并避免有害的营养方法。
对包括Medline、PubMed、Scopus、谷歌学术以及包括Magiran、SID、IranDoc和CIVILICA在内的国家波斯数据库（1979年至2019年11月期间，语言为波斯语和英语）进行了系统检索。纳入标准为：（a）包含膳食补充剂消费流行率的研究，具体而言（b）在运动员中进行的研究。最终纳入了32篇文章。
伊朗全体运动员中补充剂使用的流行率为64.8%（95%置信区间，55.8%-73.8%），存在显著异质性（I² = 99.7%，P < 0.001）。据报道，男性运动员、25岁及以上的运动员和精英运动员中补充剂使用的流行率更高（P < 0.05）。运动员中关于补充剂使用的最普遍信息来源是教练，其次是医生、朋友 - 队友和营养师。
鉴于伊朗运动员中补充剂消费的高流行率，必须制定教育计划的政策。教练是提供补充剂信息的最受欢迎来源，应为这一目标人群开展教育计划。
