Evaluation of Vitamin-Mineral and Herbal Product Uses of Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Year 2023, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 128 - 136, 31.08.2023

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https://doi.org/10.25048/tudod.1252289

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of vitamins, minerals and herbal products in individuals with type 2 diabetes during
the COVID-19 pandemic.
Material and Methods: This cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted with 246 individuals with type 2 diabetes living in
Izmir. Sociodemographic features, vitamin-mineral and herbal products use of participants were recorded with a questionnaire form.
The body weight (kg) and height (cm) were measured, and the body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) was calculated.
Results: 74.0% (n=182) of participants were woman, 26.0% (n=64) were man, and the mean age was 54.68±8.62 years. While the
proportion of those who used vitamins and minerals prior to COVID-19 was 36.6% (n=90), this ratio increased significantly during the
COVID-19 process (52.4%; n=129; p<0.001). Vitamin D (before pandemic:19.1%, during pandemic: 32.0%) and magnesium (before
pandemic: 3.7%, during pandemic: 8.5%) were identified as nutritional supplements whose utilization rate increased significantly during the pandemic (p<0.05). The use of herbal products increased significantly during the pandemic (82.1%; n=202) compared to before
pandemic (75.6%; n=186) (p<0.05). The herbal products whose usage rate increased significantly during the pandemic were determined
as ginger (before pandemic: 42.3%; during pandemic: 46.7%) and turmeric (before pandemic: 41.1%; during pandemic: 45.1%). While
the participants’ mean BMI was 31.50±6.25 kg/m2 prior to pandemic, it decreased significantly and was found to be 31.02±5.99 kg/m2
during the pandemic (p=0.020).
Conclusion: It was discovered that the use of vitamins, minerals, and herbal products was more common among type 2 diabetics during
the pandemic period than before the pandemic, and that the body mass indexes of individuals with diabetes decreased during this
process.

Keywords

Herbal products, COVID-19, Diabetes, Vitamin-mineral

COVID-19 Pandemisi Sürecinde Tip 2 Diyabetli Bireylerin Vitamin-Mineral ve Bitkisel Ürün Kullanımlarının Değerlendirilmesi: İzmir İli Örneği Kesitsel Araştırma

Abstract

Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı, COVID-19 pandemi sürecinde tip 2 diyabetli bireylerin vitamin-mineral ve bitkisel ürün kullanımlarının
değerlendirilmesidir.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Kesitsel ve tanımlayıcı tipteki bu araştırma, İzmir ilinde yaşayan 246 tip 2 diyabetli birey ile yürütülmüştür.
Bireylerin sosyo-demografik özellikleri, vitamin-mineral ve bitkisel ürün kullanımları sorgulanarak anket formuna kaydedilmiştir.
Bireylerin vücut ağırlığı (kg) ve boy uzunluğu (cm) ölçülerek, Beden kütle indeksi (BKİ, kg/m2) hesaplanmıştır.
Bulgular: Bireylerin yaş ortalaması 54,68 ± 8,62 yıl olup, %26’sı erkek (n=64), %74’ü kadındır (n=182). COVID-19 öncesi dönemde
vitamin-mineral kullananların oranı %36,6 (n=90) iken, bu oran COVID-19 sürecinde anlamlı artış göstermiştir (%52,4; n=129;
p<0,001). COVID-19 sürecinde kullanım oranı anlamlı olarak artan besin destekleri D vitamini (Pandemi öncesi: %19,1; Pandemi süreci:
%32) ve magnezyum (Pandemi öncesi: %3,7; Pandemi süreci: %8,5) olarak belirlenmiştir (p<0,05). Bitkisel ürün kullanım oranında
da COVID-19 sürecinde (%82,1; n=202) COVID-19 öncesine (%75,6; n=186) kıyasla anlamlı artış görülmüştür (p<0,05). Kullanım
oranı COVID-19 sürecinde anlamlı artış gösteren bitkisel ürünler zencefil (Pandemi öncesi: %42,3; Pandemi süreci: %46,7) ve zerdeçal
(Pandemi öncesi: %41,1; Pandemi süreci: %45,1) olarak belirlenmiştir. Katılımcıların ortalama BKİ değeri COVID-19 öncesinde 31,50
± 6,25 kg/m2 iken, anlamlı azalma göstererek COVID-19 sürecinde 31,02±5,99 kg/m2 bulunmuştur (p=0,020).
Sonuç: Tip 2 diyabetliler arasında, vitamin-mineral ve bitkisel ürün kullanımının pandemi sürecinde pandemi öncesine göre daha yaygın
olduğu belirlenmiş, bu süreçte diyabetli bireylerin beden kütle indekslerinin azaldığı ortaya konmuştur.

Keywords

Bitkisel ürün, COVID-19, Diyabet, Vitamin, Mineral

Thanks

Çalışmanın veri toplama aşamasındaki desteklerinden dolayı Uzm.Dyt. Şadan Orun’a, Beslenme ve Diyetetik Bölümü öğrencileri Nisa Nur Şahin’e, Tuana Hazal İnsel’e ve Meltem Gülbol’a teşekkür ederiz.

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