[Dietary supplement use in Beijing].
OBJECTIVE
To assess prevalence of dietary supplement use among Beijing population.


METHODS
By stratified cluster sampling method, 4561 subjects in 6 different regions in Beijing were investigated distributed. Questionnaire survey was used to collect the information on dietary supplements use and the demographic, health and lifestyle characteristics.


RESULTS
The prevalence of dietary supplements use in Beijing were 11.9% (standardized rate: 10.1%), 9.0% in male persons(standardized rate: 7.7%), and 14.5% in female persons (standardized rate: 12.4%), respectively. Main types of dietary supplements used were compounds multivitamin and multiminerals. The distributions of dietary supplement use were different in population with different characteristics.


CONCLUSIONS
The prevalence of dietary supplement use was more less of the population in Beijng than that of the population in developed country. Further investigation should be carried out to find the influence factors of dietary supplements use in China.
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Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
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Zhen
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Xu
Jun
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Sha
Yimei
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012494:Sampling Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult