Dietary Supplement Use during Preconception: The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health

Elle McKenna; Alexis Hure; Anthony Perkins; Ellie Gresham

doi:10.3390/nu9101119

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Dietary Supplement Use during Preconception: The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health

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Dietary Supplement Use during Preconception: The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health

Elle McKenna, Alexis Hure, Anthony Perkins and Ellie Gresham

Nutrients, Vol.9(10), pp.1-12

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9101119

PMCID: PMC5691735

PMID: 29027975

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dietary supplements

preconception

multivitamins

maternal

Worldwide, dietary supplement use among reproductive aged women is becoming increasingly common. The aim of this study was to investigate dietary supplement use among Australian women during preconception. Self-reported data were collected prospectively for the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH). The sample included 485 women aged 31-36 years, with supplement data, classified as preconception when completing Survey 5 of the ALSWH in 2009. Frequency and contingency tables were calculated and Pearson's chi-square test for associations between demographic variables and supplementation status was performed. Sixty-three per cent of women were taking at least one dietary supplement during preconception. Multiple-micronutrient supplements were the most commonly reported supplement (44%). Supplements containing folic acid and iodine were reported by 51% and 37% of preconception women, respectively. Folic acid (13%), omega-3 fatty acids (11%), vitamin C (7%), B vitamins (4%), iron (3%), and calcium (3%) were the most common single nutrients supplemented during preconception. Women trying to conceive, with no previous children, and born outside Australia were more likely to take dietary supplements. In Australia, dietary supplement use during preconception is relatively high. However, supplementation of recommended nutrients, including folic acid and iodine, could be improved.

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Title: Dietary Supplement Use during Preconception: The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health
Authors: Elle McKenna (Corresponding Author) - Griffith University
Alexis Hure (Author) - University of Newcastle Australia
Anthony Perkins (Author) - Griffith University
Ellie Gresham (Author) - Griffith University
Publication details: Nutrients, Vol.9(10), pp.1-12
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date published: 2017
DOI: 10.3390/nu9101119
ISSN: 2072-6643
PMID: 29027975; PMC5691735
Copyright note: © 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Organisation Unit: School of Health; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99685298502621
Output Type: Journal article

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