Imperial College London
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DrKostasTsilidis

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Reader in Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention
 
 
 
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School of Public HealthWhite City Campus

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BibTex format

@article{Tsilidis:2021:10.3390/nu13082857,
author = {Tsilidis, K},
doi = {10.3390/nu13082857},
journal = {Nutrients},
pages = {1--15},
title = {Prevalence and determinants of sex-specific dietary supplement use in a Greek cohort},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13082857},
volume = {13},
year = {2021}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - We describe the profile of dietary supplement use and its correlates in the Epirus Health Study cohort, which consists of 1,237 adults (60.5% women) residing in urban north-west Greece. The association between dietary supplement use and demographic characteristics, lifestyle behaviours, personal medical history and clinical measurements was assessed using logistic regression models, separately for women and men. The overall prevalence of dietary supplement use was 31.4%, and it was higher in women (37.3%) compared to men (22.4%; p-value=4.2-08). Based on multivariable logistic regression models, dietary supplement use in women was associated with age (positively until middle-age and slightly negatively afterwards), the presence of a chronic health condition (OR=1.71; 95% CI, 1.18-2.46), lost/removed teeth (OR=0.52; 95% CI, 0.35-0.78) and diastolic blood pressure (OR per 5 mmHg increase=0.84; 95% CI, 0.73-0.96); body mass index and worse general health status were borderline inversely associated. In men, dietary supplement use was positively associated with being employed (OR=2.53; 95% CI, 1.21-5.29). A considerable proportion of our sample used dietary supplements, and the factors associated with it differed between women and men.
AU  - Tsilidis,K
DO  - 10.3390/nu13082857
EP  - 15
PY  - 2021///
SN  - 2072-6643
SP  - 1
TI  - Prevalence and determinants of sex-specific dietary supplement use in a Greek cohort
T2  - Nutrients
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13082857
UR  - https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/8/2857
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/91134
VL  - 13
ER  -
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