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. 2022 Dec 26;153(1):301–311. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2022.12.007

TABLE 4.

Supplement use according to current endocrine therapy (ET) among participants with hormone receptor (HR)+ tumor status

Supplement No current ET, n (%) Current ET, n (%) Crude OR (95% CI) Adjusted1 OR (95% CI) P value
Vitamin/mineral (VM)
Vitamin D 217 (72.1) 512 (81.3) 1.7 (1.2–2.3) 1.8 (1.3–2.7) 0.001
Calcium 126 (42.0) 379 (60.4) 2.1 (1.6–2.8) 2.4 (1.7–3.3) < 0.001
Multivitamin 129 (42.7) 265 (42.3) 1.0 (0.7–1.3) 1.1 (0.8–1.6) 0.442
Vitamin C 99 (33.3) 194 (31.2) 0.9 (0.7–1.2) 0.9 (0.7–1.3) 0.722
Vitamin B12 41 (13.5) 80 (12.7) 0.9 (0.6–1.4) 1.0 (0.6–1.6) 0.977
Biotin 32 (10.6) 93 (14.7) 1.5 (1.0–2.2) 1.4 (0.9–2.3) 0.173
Magnesium 28 (9.2) 79 (12.5) 1.4 (0.9–2.2) 1.4 (0.8–2.2) 0.223
Zinc 18 (5.9) 39 (6.2) 1.0 (0.6–1.9) 1.0 (0.5–1.9) 0.946
Natural Product (NP)
Probiotic 85 (28.1) 166 (26.3) 0.9 (0.7–1.2) 0.9 (0.6–1.3) 0.611
Turmeric 70 (23.1) 136 (21.6) 0.9 (0.7–1.3) 0.9 (0.6–1.3) 0.523
Fish oil/omega-3 fatty acids 60 (19.8) 161 (25.7) 1.4 (1.0–2.0) 1.6 (1.1–2.4) 0.016
Melatonin 66 (21.8) 136 (21.7) 1.0 (0.7–1.4) 1.1 (0.8–1.7) 0.491
Cannabis 60 (19.8) 93 (14.8) 0.7 (0.5–1.0) 0.6 (0.4–0.9) 0.012
Glucosamine2 28 (9.3) 78 (12.4) 1.4 (0.9–2.2) 1.7 (1.0–2.9) 0.065
Flax 46 (15.2) 59 (9.4) 0.6 (0.4–0.9) 0.5 (0.3–0.8) 0.006
Ginger 31 (10.2) 57 (9.0) 0.9 (0.6–1.4) 0.7 (0.4–1.2) 0.162
Asian mushrooms 24 (8.0) 34 (5.4) 0.7 (0.4–1.1) 0.6 (0.3–1.1) 0.116
1

Adjusted for age, geographic region, and race.

2

With or without chondroitin.