AUTHOR=Iłowiecka Katarzyna , Maślej Monika , Czajka Magdalena , Pawłowski Adrian , Więckowski Piotr , Styk Tomasz , Gołkiewicz Michał , Kuzdraliński Adam , Koch Wojciech TITLE=Lifestyle, Eating Habits, and Health Behaviors Among Dietary Supplement Users in Three European Countries JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health VOLUME=10 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.892233 DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2022.892233 ISSN=2296-2565 ABSTRACT=
Dietary supplements (DS) are used by about 30–50% of adults in developed countries. However, only a few studies have compared the characteristics of DS users in different nations. This study aimed to identify and compare selected health-related behaviors of DS users from three European countries. A total of 3,588 adults (32.08 ± 8.04 years) from Poland (1,030 females, 287 males), Germany (994 females, 190 males), and the United Kingdom (911 females, 176 males) were included in the analysis. The study was based on a self-administered survey consisting of 70 questions regarding baseline characteristics, lifestyle, eating, and health habits. The associations of the obtained results were compared using the Kruskal–Wallis test, Pearson Chi-Square test, and Cramer's V value. The highest percentage of DS users (56.98%,