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| Demographic characteristics of supplement users in an elderly population | | Author(s) | Denise K Houston, Tena D Daniel, Mary Ann Johnson |
| Journal title | Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 17, no 1, March 1998 |
| Pages | pp 79-96 |
| Keywords | Vitamins ; 60-64 age group ; 65-69 age group ; Octogenarians ; Centenarians ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study investigated the association of demographic characteristics with vitamin or mineral supplement use in 257 older participants of the Georgia Centenarian Study, aged 60 years, 80 years and 100 years and over. Of these participants, 44% used a specific vitamin or mineral supplement. Multivitamins/minerals (28%), vitamin C (13%) and Vitamin E (7%) were the most common vitamins reported, whereas calcium (8%) and potassium (5%) were the most common minerals reported. Centenarians were as likely as those in their 60s and 80s to use a supplement. Women were more likely than men to report consuming any supplement and multivitamins/minerals; white individuals were more likely than black individuals to report consuming any supplement, vitamin E, and vitamin C. The study concluded that health care providers must be aware that even the oldest old are frequent users of supplements, but being male and of minority status may be a barrier to the use of nutritional supplements. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980401406 A |
| Classmark | CFE: BBC: BBE: BBM: BBT: 7T |
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