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Table 3.

Vitamins and minerals most commonly used within the past 12 months

	Prevalence (weighted %)
	Respondents at Risk for Coronary Heart Disease
Vitamin/mineral	Respondents With Coronary Heart Disease	Respondents With Hypertension	Respondents With High Cholesterol	Respondents Without Coronary Heart Disease
Calcium	26.79	26.53	29.58	23.50
Folate	6.26	4.86	5.47	3.78
Vitamin B complex	6.48	9.05	8.72	8.23
Vitamin C	19.89	18.20	18.61	17.87
Vitamin E	15.95	12.11	13.36	8.72
Multi-vitamin	78.31	80.03	81.75	84.28