Use of Supplements by Taiwanese Adults Aged 19-44 during 2005-2008

臺灣19-44歲成年人膳食補充品使用概況

Jia-Rong Lin ； Yi-Shin Lin ； Mei-Ding Kao ； Yi-Hsin Yang ； Wen-Harn Pan

《Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition》 20卷2期 (2011/06) Pp. 319-326

https://doi.org/10.6133/apjcn.2011.20.2.22

摘要

本研究目的在於了解臺灣19-44歲成年人膳食補充品使用狀況。本文依據「2005-2008國民營養健康狀況變遷調查」之資料庫，針對臺灣19-44歲成人膳食補充品使用狀況進行分析。總計樣本數為973位（男性485位，女性488位）。取樣所得數據皆經「問卷權數」加權處理以代表全國概況。結果顯示19-44歲成人平均補充品使用率為33.2%（男性為26.6%、女性為40.0%）。選擇補充品數量只受性別之影響，男性主要以使用單種補充品為主，女性則以使用多種補充品為主，女性使用多種補充品為男性的2.6倍。19-44歲成年人補充品使用種類以綜合維他命與礦物質（35.8%）最多，其次為維生素B群（20.6%）與鈣（9.3%）。審視19-44歲成人補充品營養素攝取量，發現男、女性超過臺灣膳食營養素每日建議量（DRIs）的共同營養素有：維生素A、D、E、B1、B2、B6、B12、泛酸及生物素；另外男性鐵攝取量超過建議量，女性則攝取過多的維生素C與菸鹼素。研究結果可供政府機構制定膳食補充品相關政策之參考。

關鍵字

膳食補充品 ； 19-44歲成年人 ； 性別 ； 綜合維他命與礦物質 ； 補充品營養素攝取量

並列摘要

The aim of the study was to understand the use of supplements in Taiwan. Data used in this study came from the 2005-2008 Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan. The total sample available for analysis of supplement use included 973 adults (485 men and 488 women), aged 19-44 years. Survey data were weighted to adjust for the survey design effect and to make the sample nationally representative. Our results showed that 33.2% of Taiwanese adults aged 19-44 took supplements (26.6% of men and 40.0% of women). Gender was the only demographic factor found to be associated with the total number of supplement types taken. Men were more likely to take only one supplement. In contrast, women were 2.6 times more likely than men to take two or more supplements. The most commonly taken supplements by adults were multivitamins and minerals (35.8%), followed by vitamin B group (20.6%) and calcium (9.3%). We found that in both men and women, nutrient intakes from supplements exceeded DRIs for vitamins A, D, E, B-1, B-2, B-6, B-12, pantothenic acid and biotin. Men were more likely than women to take excess iron. Women were more likely than men to take excess vitamin C and niacin. Our study results may be used by government agencies to develop policies regarding supplement use in Taiwan.

並列關鍵字

supplements ； 19-44 year old adults ； gender ； multivitamins and minerals ； nutrient intakes from supplements