| Abstract [eng] |
Aim of study: to investigate dietary supplements (DS) usage and opinion about DS among Lithuania universities students in the context of general demographic, social and lifestyle characteristics. Study object and methods: the sample - 1087 Lithuania universities bachelor study students, were randomly selected (multi-stage sampling). 37 questions questionnaire to target group were used to elicit necessary information. Conventional methods of statistics were used to assess differences between sample groups. Results: 73,7% students used DS; compared women and men, women more often used DS (p=0,001). Differences in attitude towards DS usage and employment status, income, permanent place of residence, father and mother education level were not significant. The most part (76%) of students were opinion that DS are effective to improve health; 69,4% of students were opinion that DS usage is effort to be careful about one‘s health; about a half (50,3%) of students were opinion that DS use is necessary for their organism; for 16,9 % of students DS were to expensive. Users were more likely to smoke less, take alcohol less, were more active, were underweight, but had higher stress level than non-users. Conclusions: 1) 73,7% students used DS; compared women and men, women more often used DS; 2) the most part of students were positive opinion about DS effectiveness and about want of DS usage for organism; 3) users were more likely than non-users to be more healthy lifestyle. |
