TABLE 2.
Prevalence of dietary supplement products reported for US infants and toddlers aged 0–23.9 mo, by age group, NHANES 2007–20141
| 0–5.9 mo | 6–11.9 mo | 12–23.9 mo | 0–23.9 mo | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | |
| Single-nutrient products | ||||||||||||
| Vitamin D only2 (NHANES 2011–2014 only) | 405 | 9.8 | (5.5, 15.8) | 392 | 5.6 | (2.8, 9.8) | 488 | 1.3 | (0.3, 3.9) | 1285 | 4.6 | (2.9, 6.9) |
| Single-nutrient products (excluding vitamin D–only products) | 863 | 0.6 | (0.1, 1.5) | 845 | 1.7 | (0.7, 3.3) | 1115 | 3.0 | (1.7, 4.9) | 2823 | 2.1 | (1.3, 3.1) |
| Multinutrient products | ||||||||||||
| Infant drops | 863 | 8.4 | (6.3, 10.9) | 845 | 5.6 | (3.6, 8.3) | 1115 | 6.1 | (4.5, 8.0) | 2023 | 6.5 | (5.5, 7.8) |
| Products containing vitamins A, C, and D3 | 863 | 3.4 | (1.9, 5.6) | 845 | 2.5 | (1.2, 4.7) | 1115 | 2.0 | (1.0, 3.6) | 2823 | 2.5 | (1.8, 3.5) |
| Products containing ≥8 vitamins3,4 | 863 | 4.9 | (3.3, 7.0) | 845 | 3.2 | (2.1, 4.6) | 1115 | 4.1 | (2.8, 5.7) | 2823 | 4.1 | (3.2, 5.1) |
| Tablet, softgel, chew, capsule | ||||||||||||
| Multivitamin minerals, multivitamins | — | — | — | 845 | 0.4 | (0.1, 1.1) | 1115 | 11.4 | (9.3, 13.8) | 2823 | 5.8 | (4.7, 7.0) |
| Other products5 | 863 | 1.6 | (0.8, 3.0) | 845 | 0.9 | (0.2, 2.8) | 1115 | 1.7 | (0.9, 2.9) | 2823 | 1.5 | (0.9, 2.2) |
Source: CDC/NCHS, NHANES 2007–2014. Estimates are percentages and 95% CIs. Respondents may have taken >1 type of product. Please see Supplemental Table 1 for the categorization scheme. Estimates with — are suppressed and do not meet NCHS data presentation standards (22). NCHS, National Center for Health Statistics.
Estimate based on data from 2011–2014 only, therefore n is smaller; vitamin D use was <1% during 2007–2010. All vitamin D–only products were infant drops.
This estimate includes products that may or may not contain iron and/or fluoride.
Vitamins included: A, C, D, E, may include B-12, B-6, niacin, riboflavin, and thiamin.
Other includes: for infants 0–5 mo: iron-only products, products to soothe digestive issues, and unknown products; for infants 6–11 mo: chewable multivitamin/mineral products, probiotics, fiber, botanical, and unknown products; for toddlers 12–23 mo: probiotics, n–3 fatty acids, fiber, botanical, and unknown products.