Open AccessDeterminants of taking dietary supplements in Iranian children and adolescents: the CASPIAN-V study
Author(s) -
Nazli Namazi,
Roya Kelishadi,
Ramin Heshmat,
Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh,
Maryam Sanaei,
Gita Shafiee,
Hasan Ziaodini,
Shagayegh Beshtar,
Majzoubeh Taheri,
Tahereh Aminaee,
Mostafa Qorbani,
Mohammad Karim Shahrzad
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.619
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2251-6581
DOI - 10.1007/s40200-019-00432-z
Subject(s) - anthropometry , logistic regression , medicine , socioeconomic status , demography , cross sectional study , iron supplement , cluster sampling , environmental health , multivariate statistics , population , multivariate analysis , anemia , iron deficiency , statistics , mathematics , pathology , sociology
Tendency for taking dietary supplements is dramatically increasing. However, limited studies exist in this regard. We aimed to assess the frequency and determinants of dietary supplement use among a nationally-representative sample of Iranian children and adolescents.