Dietary supplement use is common in older adult drivers: an analysis from the AAA LongROAD study

Autor: Ryan Moran, Sara Baird, Carolyn G. DiGuiseppi, David W. Eby, Sarah Hacker, Chelsea Isom, Vanya Jones, Kelly C. Lee, Guohua Li, Lisa J. Molnar, Rudy Patrick, David Strogatz, Linda Hill
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2662-7671
DOI: 10.1186/s12906-024-04623-x
Popis: Abstract Background Dietary supplement (DS) use is common and increasing among older adults, though much data available on use frequencies are from surveys and performed cross-sectionally. This paper sought to assess the frequency and pattern of dietary supplement use among older adults over time. Methods A secondary analysis of data from the AAA LongROAD study, a longitudinal prospective cohort study of older adult drivers, using data from baseline and the first two years of follow up included a total of 2990 drivers aged 65–79 years recruited at five study sites across the US from July 2015 to March 2017. Participants underwent baseline and annual evaluations, which included a “brown bag” medication review. DS were identified and categorized according to type and key components. Prevalence and pattern of DS use over time and relationship to demographics were measured with frequency and Chi squared analyses. Results 84% of participants took at least one dietary supplement during the 2-year study period, and 55% of participants continually reported use. DS accounted for approximately 30% of the total pharmacologic-pill burden in all years. Participants who were White non-Hispanic, female, 75–79 years of age at baseline, and on more non-supplement medications took significantly more dietary supplements (P
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