Prevalence of supplement use in recreationally active Kazakhstan university students

Abstract

BackgroundLittle is known about the supplements use and recreational sport practices in Kazakhstan university students. Therefore, the aim of this study was to ascertain supplements use prevalence and their predictors in this population.MethodsCross-sectional survey of both undergraduate and graduate level students was completed in 2017 et al.-Farabi Kazakh National University, the largest higher institution in the country, from almost all Schools. A 45-item questionnaire was used to record physical activity, supplements use, lifestyle attributes (smoking, alcohol, sleep, etc.) and eating habits, and adjusted regression models were used to verify predictors of supplements use.ResultsOf the entire sample of 889 students (70% females), 526 (59%) were practicing recreational physical activity (RPA), and walking, jogging and track and field was the most popular activity type (38%). N = 151 (29%) students reported the use of any supplement (31% in men and 27% in women), whereas the most popular supplement type were vitamins. Supplement use was most prevalent in swimmers (55%). Age (odds ratio (OR) 1.19 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.04–1.37), use of fitness tracker (OR 6.26 (95% CI 3.90–10.03)) and low-fat diet (OR 1.95 (95% CI 1.23–3.10)), but not income predicted supplements use in adjusted models.ConclusionsWith more than half of students exercising regularly, only less than one-third use supplements with a very strong association with fitness tracker use.

Knowledge and Patterns of Dietary Supplement Use among Students Attending King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

“…Vitamins were the commonest supplements in use, associated with a healthy lifestyle as a primary goal of exercising regularly. 20 Herbal supplements (mostly ginger, mint, and olive oil) are used by 27.7% of Qatar College students for conditions related to weight loss and common digestive and respiratory ailments. 22 …”

“…19 Several studies evaluating DSs usage among university students have been conducted. 20,21 A study carried among Kazakhstan university students showed that one-third of regularly exercising university students use any kind of sports supplements. Vitamins were the commonest supplements in use, associated with a healthy lifestyle as a primary goal of exercising regularly.…”

“…Vitamins were the commonest supplements in use, associated with a healthy lifestyle as a primary goal of exercising regularly. 20 Herbal supplements (mostly ginger, mint, and olive oil) are used by 27.7% of Qatar College students for conditions related to weight loss and common digestive and respiratory ailments. 22 Due to recent economic and cultural changes, Saudi Arabia is the largest market for DSs in the Arabian Peninsula, with a market of approximately US $80 million.…”

Prevalence, attitudes and motivations concerning dietary supplements in sport intake among medical students

“…Scientific papers show that provision of nutritional status was the most common purpose among females, while enhancing stamina was the most frequent among males (Sotoudeh et al, 2015;Tsang, Pycz, Herbold, 2007;Saeedi, Mohd Nasir, Hazizi, Vafa, Rahimi Foroushani, 2013). Respondents who cared mainly about maintaining good health and exercise regularly, reported the lowest DS consumption (Vinnikov, Romanova, Dushpanova, Absatarova, Utepbergenova, 2018).…”

Sports Supplements User Profile Based on Demographic, Sports, and Psychological Variables: A Cross-Sectional Study

“…The prevalence of SS use among elite athletes and recreational exercisers has been studied by different authors and has greatly expanded throughout the years [ 2 , 4 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 ]. The range of SS users that has been reported in previous investigations is very wide [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 7 , 8 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 ] and goes from 35 to 95% [ 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 17 , 18 ].…”