dc.contributor.author | McKenna, Elle | |
dc.contributor.author | Hure, Alexis | |
dc.contributor.author | Perkins, Anthony | |
dc.contributor.author | Gresham, Ellie | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-04-13T01:37:19Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-04-13T01:37:19Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2072-6643 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/nu9101119 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/373119 | |
dc.description.abstract | Worldwide, dietary supplement use among reproductive aged women is becoming
increasingly common. The aim of this study was to investigate dietary supplement use among
Australian women during preconception. Self-reported data were collected prospectively for the
Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH). The sample included 485 women
aged 31–36 years, with supplement data, classified as preconception when completing Survey
5 of the ALSWH in 2009. Frequency and contingency tables were calculated and Pearson’s
chi-square test for associations between demographic variables and supplementation status was
performed. Sixty-three per cent of women were taking at least one dietary supplement during
preconception. Multiple-micronutrient supplements were the most commonly reported supplement
(44%). Supplements containing folic acid and iodine were reported by 51% and 37% of preconception
women, respectively. Folic acid (13%), omega-3 fatty acids (11%), vitamin C (7%), B vitamins (4%), iron
(3%), and calcium (3%) were the most common single nutrients supplemented during preconception.
Women trying to conceive, with no previous children, and born outside Australia were more likely to
take dietary supplements. In Australia, dietary supplement use during preconception is relatively
high. However, supplementation of recommended nutrients, including folic acid and iodine, could
be improved. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | M D P I AG | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 1119-1 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 1119-12 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 10 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Nutrients | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 9 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Nutrition and dietetics | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Nutrition and dietetics not elsewhere classified | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Food sciences | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 3210 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 321099 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 3006 | |
dc.title | Dietary Supplement Use during Preconception: The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
dcterms.license | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.description.version | Version of Record (VoR) | |
gro.faculty | An Unassigned Group, An Unassigned Department | |
gro.rights.copyright | © 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Perkins, Anthony V. | |
gro.griffith.author | McKenna, Elle | |
gro.griffith.author | Gresham, Ellie | |