Table 3.
Correlation among family relative pair types in the use of supplements, vitamins/minerals, and herbals from a cross sectional group of Old Order Amish from Lancaster County.
| N | Supplement Use | Vitamin/mineral Use | Herbal Use | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r (±SD) | P | r (±SD) | P | r (±SD) | P | ||
| Husband-wife | 297 | 0.50 (±0.04) | <0.0001 | 0.38 (±0.05) | <0.0001 | 0.49 (±0.04) | <0.0001 |
| Parent-Offspring | |||||||
| Father-son | 382 | 0.04 (±0.06) | 0.4 | 0.13 (±0.05) | 0.008 | 0.01 (±0.06) | 0.9 |
| Father-daughter | 393 | 0.08 (±0.06) | 0.2 | 0.02 (±0.06) | 0.7 | 0.11 (±0.05) | 0.05 |
| Mother-son | 400 | 0.18 (±0.05) | 0.0008 | 0.17 (±0.05) | 0.0005 | 0.13 (±0.05) | 0.01 |
| Mother-daughter | 477 | 0.21 (±0.05) | <0.0001 | 0.13 (±0.05) | 0.008 | 0.23 (±0.05) | <0.0001 |
| Siblings | |||||||
| Brother-brother | 599 | 0.14 (±0.05) | 0.006 | −0.004 (±0.04) | 0.9 | 0.13 (±0.05) | 0.007 |
| Sister-sister | 752 | 0.18 (±0.05) | 0.0001 | 0.13 (±0.05) | 0.004 | 0.17 (±0.05) | 0.0005 |
| Brother-sister | 1150 | 0.13 (±0.04) | 0.0004 | 0.06 (±0.03) | 0.1 | 0.13 (±0.04) | 0.0005 |
Use was analyzed according to the number of tablets taken. N reflects the number of relative pairs; r: Pearson correlation; SD: standard deviation.