Korean J Health Promot.  2018 Sep;18(3):107-112. 10.15384/kjhp.2018.18.3.107.

Which Types of Dietary Supplements Are Used in Korea? Data from the 2015 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

• Park HA

• KMID: 2421868
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.15384/kjhp.2018.18.3.107

Abstract

BACKGROUND
The consumption of dietary supplements is increasing in Korea. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence, types, and trends of dietary supplement (DS) use in Korean adults.
METHODS
We analyzed the Nutrition Survey data of Korean aged 19 years old or older from the 2015 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Two thousand and six hundred twenty one men and 3,324 women totaling 5,945 adults were included. The prevalence of DS use was calculated by two methods, i.e., consumption experience of more than two weeks during previous one year and current consumption. Each reported DS in the one day 24 hour recall was coded based on ingredients according to the 2016 Korean Food and Drug Administration Notification.
RESULTS
The prevalence (standard error) of current DS use was 18.4% (1.2) for men, 27.4% (1.1) for women. Those with DS use for longer than two weeks during previous one year were 35.2% (1.5), and 50.4% (1.2), for men and women respectively. Multi-vitamin mineral supplement (89.6/103 persons) was the most frequently consumed DS in Korean adults followed by vitamin C (66.2/103 persons), omega 3 fatty acid (49.5/103 persons), Panax ginseng (27.3/103 persons), and probiotics (22.2/103 persons) in listing.
CONCLUSIONS
The trend for DS use in Korean adults is changing as well as increasing. These factors should be considered in patient care.

Keyword

Dietary supplements; Vitamins; Minerals; Fatty acids; Omega-3; Panax ginseng; Probiotics

MeSH Terms

Adult
Ascorbic Acid
Dietary Supplements*
Fatty Acids
Female
Humans
Korea*
Male
Minerals
Miners
Nutrition Surveys*
Panax
Patient Care
Prevalence
Probiotics
United States Food and Drug Administration
Vitamins
Ascorbic Acid
Fatty Acids
Minerals
Vitamins

Figure

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  Figure 1. Prevalence of dietary supplements use in Korean adults according to sex and age.a

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  Figure 2. The number of dietary supplements used in Korean adults according to sex and age.a

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