Table 2.
Prevalence, frequency and duration of dietary supplements intake by users (n = 85)
| Category |
Male users (n = 35) |
Female users (n = 50) |
Both genders (n = 85) |
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| Users | Prevalence of daily use | Mean duration (SD) in months | |||
| Multivitamins and minerals | 11 (31.4%) |
16 (32%) |
27 (31.8%) |
70.4% | 66.1 (100.2) |
| Vitamin C | 5 (14.3%) |
7 (14%) |
12 (14.1%) |
91.7% | 89.4 (135.6) |
| Vitamin E | 4 (11.4%) |
9 (18%) |
13 (15.3%) |
76.9% | 42.5 (52.4) |
| Fish oil | 9 (25.7%) |
16 (32%) |
25 (29.4%) |
66.7% | 28.2 (36.1) |
| Calcium | 14 (40.0%) |
31 (62%) |
45 (52.9%) |
66.7% | 24.3 (23.2) |
| Miscellaneous* | 6 (17.1%) |
6 (12%) |
12 (14.1%) |
75.0% | 29.9 (50.8) |
* includes vitamin A, garlic, ganoderma lucidum, propolis, cordyceps, ginseng and panax notoginseng