Excessive consumption of dietary supplements among professionals working in gyms in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, 2012.

Autor:	Cava TA; Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Faculdade de Nutrição, Pelotas-RS, Brasil., Madruga SW; Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição, Pelotas-RS, Brasil., Teixeira GD; Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física, Pelotas-RS, Brasil., Reichert FF; Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física, Pelotas-RS, Brasil., Silva MC; Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física, Pelotas-RS, Brasil., Rombaldi AJ; Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física, Pelotas-RS, Brasil.
Jazyk:	English; Portuguese
Zdroj:	Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil [Epidemiol Serv Saude] 2017 Jan-Mar; Vol. 26 (1), pp. 99-108.
DOI:	10.5123/S1679-49742017000100011
Abstrakt:	Objective: to investigate the prevalence and factors associated with excessive consumption of dietary supplements among professionals working at gyms in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Methods: this is a cross-sectional study with all local fitness professionals identified in 2012; excessive consumption of dietary supplements was defined as the use of three or more types of supplements simultaneously; multivariate analysis was carried out using Poisson regression with robust variance. Results: 497 professionals were interviewed; the prevalence of excessive consumption of dietary supplements was 10.5% (95%CI 7.9;13.5); there was association with the male sex (PR=3.2; 95%CI 1.6;6.7) and with length of time of dietary supplement consumption ≥4 years when compared to <1 year (PR=2.8; 95%CI 1.7;4.7); lower consumption was found among professionals with higher levels of education, regardless of whether they had a degree in physical education or not (p=0,007). Conclusions: prevalence of excessive consumption of dietary supplements can be considered high and was associated with sociodemographic variables.
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