Table 2.

Disease claim and product content information

		Absence		Presence		Total
		n	%	n	%	n	%
Vitamins*	Absence	229	65·80	67	75·30	296	67·70
	Non-authorised presence	119	34·2	22	24·7	141	32·30
	Total	348	100·00	89	100·00	437	100·00
Minerals†	Absence	276	79·30	69	77·50	345	78·90
	Non-authorised presence	72	20·70	20	22·50	92	21·1
	Total	348	100·00	89	100·00	437	100·00
Others‡	Absence	208	59·80	38	42·70	246	56·30
	Non-authorised presence	140	40·20	51	57·30	191	43·70
	Total	348	100·00	89	100·00	437	100·00

^*Disease Claim and Vitamins χ ²: 3626; Significance: P < 0·0163.

^†Disease Claim and Minerals χ ²: 55 539; Significance: P < 0·000.

^‡Disease Claim and Others χ ²: 8397; Significance: P < 0·004.