台灣地區中老年人保健食品使用相關因素

Factors of Dietary Supplements Usage by Elderly in Taiwan

張家蓉(Chia-Jung Chang) ； 董和銳(Ho-Jui Tung)

《臺灣老人保健學刊》 7卷1期 (2011/06) Pp. 33-54

https://doi.org/10.29797/TJGHR.201106.0002

摘要

使用行政院衛生署於1999年與2007進行之兩次「台灣地區中老年身心社會生活狀況長期追蹤調查」資料，探討國內中老年人保健食品使用情形與影響其使用以及開始使用的相關因素。兩次皆受訪之有效問卷樣本數為2506人，使用問卷中之人口學變項、經濟能力、健康情形、健康生活型態等變項，以描述性統計分析保健食品使用情形，且使用邏輯斯迴歸分析確定各項資料對保健食品服用之關係及開始使用保健食品之族群。女性、教育程度高者、經濟滿意度高者與健康生活型態佳者（會運動者、無抽菸、沒有吃檳榔者、會進行健康檢查者）服用保健食品情形較高，另外會喝酒者使用情形較高，但與健康情形者無顯著關係。女性、教育程度高者、較年輕的老人、居住在城市者、沒有吃檳榔者及過去一年會安排健康檢查者等，將是未來會開始服用族群。

關鍵字

保健食品 ； 中老年人 ； 健康促進生活

並列摘要

The aim of this study was to investigate the usage of dietary supplements by the elderly in Taiwan and sought to find out the predictors of usage and beginning of usage. Data from the panel study of the physical health, mental health and social activities of elderly people in Taiwan was collected. Data from 2506 participants who were enrolled in both 1999 and 2007 was available. We obtained the data of demographics, healthy state and health lifestyle from questionnaire. Multiple logistic regression was used to determine predictors of supplements usage in this cohort. People who are female, with high education, higher economic satisfaction, in worse health state, or better health lifestyle are more likely to use dietary supplements. However alcohol consuming is more likely to use dietary supplements. The aged who are female, high education, young-old, living in city, without the habits of betel nut chewing, underwent health examination within past year were more likely starting to use supplements.

並列關鍵字

Dietary supplements ； elderly ； health lifestyle