Description

For sample sample children in 2007 who had taken herbal supplements during the past 30 days (HERMO) and who had taken herbal supplements to improve athletic or sports performance in the past 30 days (HERSPMO), HERSPCREA indicates whether the child had taken creatine to improve athletic or sports performance.

Persons responding for sample children were shown a flash card containing a list of herbs and were asked, "During the past 30 days, has [sample child's name] taken any natural herbs listed on this card to improve athletic or sports performance?" Respondents who answered affirmatively (i.e., a "Yes" response in HERSPMO) were asked, "Which herbs did [sample child's name] take to improve athletic or sports performance?" Interviewers were told to "enter all that apply."

Creatine was one of 45 possible specific herbs that respondents could report sample children had used to improve sports performance in the past month. The other such herbs are:

• Androstenedione (HERSPAND)

• Prebiotics or probiotics (HERSPBIOT)

• Carnitine (HERSPCARN)

• Chasteberry (HERSPCHAS)

• Chondroitin (HERSPCHON)

• Conjugated Linolenic Acid (CLA) (HERSPCLA)

• Coenzyme Q-10 (HERSPCOEN)

• Black cohosh (HERSPCOH)

• Comfrey (HERSPCOMF)

• Cranberry (pills, gelcaps) (HERSPCRA)

• DHEA (HERSPDHEA)

• Echinacea (HERSPECH)

• EGCG (pills) (HERSPEGCG)

• Ephedra (HERSPEPH)

• Evening primrose (HERSPEVE)

• Feverfew (HERSPFEV)

• Fiber or psyllium (pills or powder) (HERSPFIB)

• Fish oil, Omega 3, or DHA (HERSPFISH)

• Flaxseed oil or pills (HERSPFLAX)

• Garlic supplements (pills, gelcaps) (HERSPGAR)

• Ginseng (HERSPGIA)

• Ginger pills or gelcaps (HERSPGIG)

• Ginkgo biloba (HERSPGIK)

• Glucosamine (HERSPGLUC)

• Goldenseal (HERSPGOLD)

• Grape seed extract (HERSPGRA)

• Green tea pills (not brewed tea) (HERSPGTEA)

• Guarana (HERSPGUAR)

• Hawthorn (HERSPHAW)

• Horny goat weed (HERSPHORN)

• St. John's wort (HERSPJOH)

• Kava kava (HERSPKAV)

• Lecithin (HERSPLEC)

• Lutein (HERSPLUT)

• Lycopene (HERSPLYCO)

• Melatonin (HERSPMEL)

• Milk thistle (HERSPMIL)

• MSM (HERSPMSM)

• SAM-e (HERSPSAM)

• Saw palmetto (HERSPSAW)

• Senna (HERSPSEN)

• Soy supplement or isoflavones (HERSPSOY)

• Valerian (HERSPVAL)

• Combination herb pill (HERSPCOMBO)

Sample adults were also asked whether they had taken herbal supplements for improved sports performance (HER1SPORT and HER2SPORT), but, unlike sample children, they were not asked which particular herbs were taken for that purpose. Nevertheless, HER1MOST and HER2MOST indicate which herbs sample adults (and sample children) took most often. Thus, researchers interested in the use of herbal supplements for improved sports performance may wish to consult these variables as they pertain to sample adults, bearing in mind that the herbal supplements taken most often are not necessarily the ones taken for improved sports performance.

Comparability

HERSPCREA is only available for 2007.

Universe

Availability

• 2007

Weights

• 2007 : SAMPWEIGHT