Consistency of use of plant stanol ester margarine in Finland.
| Autor: | Luoto R; Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland., Simojoki M, Uutela A, Boice JD Jr, McLaughlin JK, Puska P |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Public health nutrition [Public Health Nutr] 2004 Feb; Vol. 7 (1), pp. 63-8. |
| DOI: | 10.1079/phn2003514 |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: The aims of this study were to investigate the consistency of use of plant stanol ester margarine and to characterise consistent and inconsistent users. Design: A cohort of plant stanol ester margarine users was established based on 14 national surveys conducted by the National Public Health Institute in Finland between 1996 and 1999. A follow-up study questionnaire was developed and sent to 1294 users in 2000. Setting: Subjects who reported using plant stanol ester margarine in both the original survey and the follow-up study were classified as consistent users, and the rest as inconsistent users. Subjects: The study population consisted of 1094 subjects aged 18-87 years, 590 men and 504 women. Results: There were 357 (33%) consistent and 737 (67%) inconsistent users of plant stanol ester margarine in the study population. Consistent users were more likely to be men and to have a higher household income than inconsistent users. Both consistent and inconsistent users were predominantly middle-aged persons with a healthy lifestyle and diet as well as a history of cardiovascular disease. Healthfulness was the main factor affecting bread spread choice among 94% of the consistent users and 59% of the inconsistent users. Conclusions: The use of plant stanol ester margarine is more often inconsistent than consistent. There is nevertheless a relatively large subgroup of long-term users of plant stanol ester margarine. It is important to examine the health effects especially among these regular users. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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