Associations between clinically diagnosed medical conditions and dietary supplement use: the US military dietary supplement use study
This study examined associations between multiple dietary supplement (DS) categories and medical conditions diagnosed by health professionals. Cross-sectional. Volunteers completed an online questionnaire on DS use and demographic/lifestyle factors. Medical diagnoses were obtained from a comprehensi...
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Published in | Public health nutrition Vol. 26; no. 6; pp. 1238 - 1253 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Cambridge, UK
Cambridge University Press
01.06.2023
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Summary: | This study examined associations between multiple dietary supplement (DS) categories and medical conditions diagnosed by health professionals.
Cross-sectional.
Volunteers completed an online questionnaire on DS use and demographic/lifestyle factors. Medical diagnoses were obtained from a comprehensive military electronic medical surveillance system and grouped into twenty-four clinically diagnosed medical conditions (CDMC).
A stratified random sample of US service members (SM) from all military services (
26 680).
After adjustment for demographic/lifestyle factors (logistic regression), higher risk was found for 92 % (22/24) of CDMC among individual vitamins/minerals users, 58 % (14/24) of CDMC among herbal users, 50 % (12/24) of CDMC among any DS users and 46 % (11/24) of CDMC among multivitamins/multiminerals (MVM) users. Among protein/amino acid (AA) users, risk was lower in 25 % (6/24) of CDMC. For combination products, risk was higher in 13 % (3/24) of CDMC and lower in 8 % (2/24). The greater the number of CDMC, the higher the prevalence of DS use in most DS categories except proteins/AA where prevalence decreased.
Users in many DS categories had a greater number of CDMC, but protein/AA users had fewer CDMC; results for combination products were mixed. These data indicate those with certain CDMC were also users in some DS categories, especially individual vitamins/minerals, herbals and MVM. Data are consistent with the perception that use of DS enhances health, especially in those with CDMC. Protein/AA and combination product users were more likely to be younger, more physically active men, factors that likely reduced CDMC. |
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ISSN: | 1368-9800 1475-2727 |
DOI: | 10.1017/S1368980023000095 |