Prevalence of supplement use in recreationally active Kazakhstan university students
Background Little is known about the supplements use and recreational sport practices in Kazakhstan university students. Therefore, the aim of this study was to ascertain supplements use prevalence and their predictors in this population. Methods Cross-sectional survey of both undergraduate and grad...
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author | Denis Vinnikov Zhanna Romanova Anar Dushpanova Karashash Absatarova Zhazira Utepbergenova |
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description | Background Little is known about the supplements use and recreational sport practices in Kazakhstan university students. Therefore, the aim of this study was to ascertain supplements use prevalence and their predictors in this population. Methods Cross-sectional survey of both undergraduate and graduate level students was completed in 2017 et al.-Farabi Kazakh National University, the largest higher institution in the country, from almost all Schools. A 45-item questionnaire was used to record physical activity, supplements use, lifestyle attributes (smoking, alcohol, sleep, etc.) and eating habits, and adjusted regression models were used to verify predictors of supplements use. Results Of the entire sample of 889 students (70% females), 526 (59%) were practicing recreational physical activity (RPA), and walking, jogging and track and field was the most popular activity type (38%). N = 151 (29%) students reported the use of any supplement (31% in men and 27% in women), whereas the most popular supplement type were vitamins. Supplement use was most prevalent in swimmers (55%). Age (odds ratio (OR) 1.19 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.04–1.37), use of fitness tracker (OR 6.26 (95% CI 3.90–10.03)) and low-fat diet (OR 1.95 (95% CI 1.23–3.10)), but not income predicted supplements use in adjusted models. Conclusions With more than half of students exercising regularly, only less than one-third use supplements with a very strong association with fitness tracker use. |
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spelling | doaj.art-4bc334f49f104cf19cc8abfd8dd4123e2023-09-15T09:19:29ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition1550-27832018-04-0115110.1186/s12970-018-0220-412130034Prevalence of supplement use in recreationally active Kazakhstan university studentsDenis Vinnikov0Zhanna Romanova1Anar Dushpanova2Karashash Absatarova3Zhazira Utepbergenova4Al-Farabi Kazakh National UniversityAl-Farabi Kazakh National UniversityAl-Farabi Kazakh National UniversityAl-Farabi Kazakh National UniversityAl-Farabi Kazakh National UniversityBackground Little is known about the supplements use and recreational sport practices in Kazakhstan university students. Therefore, the aim of this study was to ascertain supplements use prevalence and their predictors in this population. Methods Cross-sectional survey of both undergraduate and graduate level students was completed in 2017 et al.-Farabi Kazakh National University, the largest higher institution in the country, from almost all Schools. A 45-item questionnaire was used to record physical activity, supplements use, lifestyle attributes (smoking, alcohol, sleep, etc.) and eating habits, and adjusted regression models were used to verify predictors of supplements use. Results Of the entire sample of 889 students (70% females), 526 (59%) were practicing recreational physical activity (RPA), and walking, jogging and track and field was the most popular activity type (38%). N = 151 (29%) students reported the use of any supplement (31% in men and 27% in women), whereas the most popular supplement type were vitamins. Supplement use was most prevalent in swimmers (55%). Age (odds ratio (OR) 1.19 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.04–1.37), use of fitness tracker (OR 6.26 (95% CI 3.90–10.03)) and low-fat diet (OR 1.95 (95% CI 1.23–3.10)), but not income predicted supplements use in adjusted models. Conclusions With more than half of students exercising regularly, only less than one-third use supplements with a very strong association with fitness tracker use.http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12970-018-0220-4physical activitycross-sectionalswimming |
spellingShingle | Denis Vinnikov Zhanna Romanova Anar Dushpanova Karashash Absatarova Zhazira Utepbergenova Prevalence of supplement use in recreationally active Kazakhstan university students Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition physical activity cross-sectional swimming |
title | Prevalence of supplement use in recreationally active Kazakhstan university students |
title_full | Prevalence of supplement use in recreationally active Kazakhstan university students |
title_fullStr | Prevalence of supplement use in recreationally active Kazakhstan university students |
title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of supplement use in recreationally active Kazakhstan university students |
title_short | Prevalence of supplement use in recreationally active Kazakhstan university students |
title_sort | prevalence of supplement use in recreationally active kazakhstan university students |
topic | physical activity cross-sectional swimming |
url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12970-018-0220-4 |
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