中部地區國人使用維生素／礦物質補充劑之狀況研究

Vitamin/Mineral Supplement Use In Central Part of Taiwan

王瑞蓮(Re-Lian Wang) ； 高美丁(Mei-Ding Kao)

《弘光醫專學報》 20期(下) (1992/06) Pp. 469-482

https://doi.org/10.6615/BHIMNT.199206.20S2.05

摘要

本研究的目的是為了解國人對於維生素／礦物質補充劑的使用情形及探討使用情形與其他因子之相關性。於民國八十年三月至四月期間，在中部地區－台中、彰化、雲林、南投、苗栗五縣市，九十五個鄉鎮市採隨機抽樣的方式進行調查，年齡從10歲－79歲，男性649人，女性948人，共1597名受試者經訪視問卷調查，其於調查期間的補充劑使用情形及其他相關資料。結果顯示，受試者中使用補充劑者有19.8%計308人，其使用之推薦人為醫療人員者僅佔用者之21.1%；服用種類以維生素C、綜合維生素、及綜合維生素／礦物質三項(共67.3%)為最多；84.4%使用者於使用前曾檢查包裝標籤；補充劑之使用情形與年齡、教育程度、性別、地區等均有顯著相關(Chi-Square Test, P＜0.05)。71.4%的受試者皆認為自飲食中即可獲得足夠的營養素，不需再以補充劑補充，但85.5%受試者沒有安全劑量觀念，且部份使用劑量有過高現象，甚至為建議量之50-200倍者，有中毒之虞，也顯示補充劑之使用安全原則及營養知識仍有待加強。

並列摘要

During the period of March to April 1991, the vitamin/mineral supplement survery was developed to study in centraI part of Taiwan. Age of the subjects ranged from 10 to 76 years old. A totle of 1597 (649 males and 948 females) sampIes were radomed in five areas. The questionnaire was developed to sutdy vitamin/mineral supplement usage and the relationship between health beliefs and usage. 10.3% (308) of total population users consumed supplement. Only 21.1% users was recommended by health professionals. Vitamin C, Multiple vitamins and Multiple vitamin/mineral (67.3%) were consumed with the greatest frequency. A 84.4% of users had been cheaked the package of supplement before used. There was a significant difference in sex, education, region, and age between users and non-users. (P＜ 0.05) 71.4% users thought that people can get enough nutrients from food. Bu t 85.5% of the respondents did not have the idea of safety dosage about vitamin/mineral supplement. Some supplement user had consumed too much dosage in certain nutrient, even to 50-200 times of RDNA. It's easy to cause toxicity. The nutrition education of vitamin/mineral supplement about the toxic effect and the recommended allowance should be enhanced.