[Dietary Supplement Use in Beijing]

Objective: To assess prevalence of dietary supplement use among Beijing population.

Methods: By stratified cluster sampling method, 4561 subjects in 6 different regions in Beijing were investigated distributed. Questionnaire survey was used to collect the information on dietary supplements use and the demographic, health and lifestyle characteristics.

Results: The prevalence of dietary supplements use in Beijing were 11.9% (standardized rate: 10.1%), 9.0% in male persons(standardized rate: 7.7%), and 14.5% in female persons (standardized rate: 12.4%), respectively. Main types of dietary supplements used were compounds multivitamin and multiminerals. The distributions of dietary supplement use were different in population with different characteristics.

Conclusion: The prevalence of dietary supplement use was more less of the population in Beijng than that of the population in developed country. Further investigation should be carried out to find the influence factors of dietary supplements use in China.