Table 2.
Total Supplements Used by Sex, Age and Smoking Status.
| Total Supplements | Male | Female | 31-50 years | 51-70 years | ≥ 70 years | Current Smoker | Non-Smoker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 152 | n = 224 | n = 115 | n = 216 | n = 45 | n = 60 | n = 316 | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| 0 | 70 (46.1) a | 65 (29.0) b | 55 (47.8) a | 73 (33.8) b | 7 (15.6) c | 35 (58.3) a | 100 (31.6) b |
| 1 | 28 (18.4) | 36 (16.1) | 26 (22.6) a | 29 (13.4) b | 9 (20.0) a,b | 6 (10.0) | 58 (18.4) |
| 2 | 14 (9.2) | 30 (13.4) | 11 (9.6) | 26 (12.0) | 7 (15.6) | 5 (8.3) | 39 (12.3) |
| 3 | 14 (9.2) | 29 (12.9) | 11 (9.6) | 27 (12.5) | 5 (11.1) | 5 (8.3) | 38 (12.0) |
| ≥4 | 26 (17.1) b | 64 (28.6) a | 12 (10.4) b | 61 (28.2) a | 17 (37.8) a | 9 (15.0) | 81 (25.6) |
Within sex, age, and smoking status, different superscripts in a row denote significant differences among groups (p ≤ 0.05).