Dietary supplements, nutraceuticals and functional foods use after myocardial infarction depend on the age, sex, BMI and professional activity – a pilot study

• Authors: Julia Haponiuk-Skwarlińska , Agata Antoniak , Michalina Ciurla , Katarzyna Paluch , Gabriela Makulec , Dominika Klimczak-Tomaniak , Marek Kuch , Maciej Janiszewski

Abstracts

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Objectives To assess dietary supplements, functional foods and nutraceuticals use among the patients after myocardial infarction (MI). Material and Methods The authors prospectively enrolled 100 consecutive patients hospitalized due to MI and remaining under coordinated outpatient care after MI in the authors’ cardiology department. Results The authors showed that patients within median (interquartile range) 12.30 (10.18–14.57) months after MI use dietary supplements, nutraceuticals and functional foods in their everyday diet. Vitamins (53% patients), especially vitamin D (35%), were the most frequently used dietary supplements. In contrary to common usage of dietary supplements (59%), smaller proportion of patients use functional foods (21%) and nutraceuticals (5%), especially phytosterols. The authors found that the use of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs and dietary supplements is associated with age (participants <60 years old vs. participants ≥60 years old: OTC drugs: N = 8 [20.0%] vs. N = 32 [53.3%], p < 0.001; herbals: N = 3 [7.5%] vs. N = 16 [26.7%], p = 0.019), sex of the patients following MI (females vs. males: vitamins: N = 17 [70.8%] vs. N = 36 [47,4%], p = 0.045; vitamin D: N = 13 [54.2%] vs. N = 22 [28.9%], p = 0.024; omega-3 fatty acids: N = 3 [12.5%] vs. N = 1 [1.3%], p = 0.042; herbals: N = 8 [33.3%] vs. N = 11[14.5%], p = 0.040), as well as the BMI of the participants (BMI < 24.9 vs. BMI ≥ 25.0: multivitamin/ multimineral dietary supplements: N = 3 [15.0%] vs. N = 31 [42.5%], p = 0.035; vitamin B₆: N = 1 [5.0%] vs. N = 21 [28.8%], p = 0.035). In the study group all participants with the age above retirement age have already withdrawn from professional activity and they more often used OTC drugs (N = 14 [25.9%] before retirement age vs. N = 26 [56.5%] above retirement age, p = 0.002). Conclusions The patients following MI use supplements, functional foods and nutraceuticals. Their use depends on sex, age, BMI and professional activity. The authors believe that their potential beneficial effects require further evaluation in clinical longitudinal studies.

Keywords

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acute coronary syndrome; dietary supplements; functional food; nutraceuticals; myocardial infarction; ambulatory care

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 36
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 732-743

Dates

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2023

Contributors

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Julia Haponiuk-Skwarlińska

• Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland (Department of Cardiology, Hypertension and Internal Medicine)
• Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland (Doctoral School, Department of Pediatric Cardiology and General Pediatrics)

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Agata Antoniak

• Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland (Department of Cardiology, Hypertension and Internal Medicine)

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Michalina Ciurla

• Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland (Department of Cardiology, Hypertension and Internal Medicine)

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Katarzyna Paluch

• Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland (Department of Cardiology, Hypertension and Internal Medicine)

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Gabriela Makulec

• Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland (Department of Cardiology, Hypertension and Internal Medicine)

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Dominika Klimczak-Tomaniak

• Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland (Department of Cardiology, Hypertension and Internal Medicine)

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Marek Kuch

• Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland (Department of Cardiology, Hypertension and Internal Medicine)

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Maciej Janiszewski

• Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland (Department of Heart Failure and Cardiac Rehabilitation)

Identifiers

DOI

10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02255

Biblioteka Nauki

23367389