Table 3.

Adjusted prevalence (with standard error) of and adjusted odds ratios (with 95% confidence intervals) for taking vitamin supplements among adults aged ≥ 18 years, by sex and by depression and anxiety status, BRFSS, 2006

	Adjusted prevalence*	Adjusted odds ratio*
	% (SE)	AOR	95% CI
Men (n = 18, 497)
Ever diagnosed depression
Yes (n = 2, 140)	56.5 (1.8)¶	1.40	1.18-1.66
No (n = 15, 952)	48.8 (0.6)	1.00
Ever diagnosed anxiety
Yes (n = 1, 508)	57.5 (2.3)¶	1.46	1.18-1.80
No (n = 16, 584)	49.0 (0.6)	1.00
EDS
Yes (n = 1, 162)	52.1 (3.1)	1.12	0.86-1.47
No (n = 16, 930)	49.5 (0.6)	1.00
Women (n = 28, 332)
Ever diagnosed depression
Yes (n = 5, 879)	65.0 (1.0)§	1.15	1.04-1.28
No (n = 22, 148)	62.0 (0.5)	1.00
Ever diagnosed anxiety
Yes (n = 4, 038)	64.0 (1.2)	1.08	0.95-1.22
No (n = 23, 989)	62.4 (0.5)	1.00
EDS
Yes (n = 2, 816)	61.2 (1.5)	0.92	0.80-1.07
No (n = 25, 211)	62.8 (0.5)	1.00

*Adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, education, body mass index, marital status, smoking, leisure-time physical activity, and alcohol consumption. § P < 0.01, ¶ P < 0.001 for comparisons between adults with ever diagnosed depression or anxiety and those without. AOR = Adjusted odds ratio, BRFSS = Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, CI = Confidence interval, EDS = Elevated depressive symptoms, SE = Standard Error