Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of participants (n 56) in focus group discussions on dietary supplement use, Maastricht, the Netherlands, 2014–2015
| Users (n 28) | Non-users (n 28) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | n | % | n | % |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 7 | 25·0 | 11 | 39·0 |
| Female | 21 | 75·0 | 17 | 61·0 |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 18–29 | 13 | 46·4 | 10 | 35·7 |
| 30–39 | 3 | 10·7 | 0 | 0·0 |
| 40–49 | 3 | 10·7 | 4 | 14·3 |
| 50–59 | 3 | 10·7 | 9 | 32·1 |
| ≥60 | 7 | 25·0 | 5 | 17·9 |
| Mean age (years) | 41·6 | 44·2 | ||
| Past experience of dietary supplements | ||||
| Former user | NA | NA | 16 | 57·1 |
| No experience at all | NA | NA | 12 | 42·9 |
NA, not applicable.