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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 8.
Published in final edited form as: J Nutr. 2013 Jan 30;143(4):486–492. doi: 10.3945/jn.112.169987

TABLE 3.

Percentage of pregnant women taking supplements by supplement type and intakes of folic acid and iron supplementation among pregnant women in NHANES 1999–20061

Unweighted n Weighted %
Any folic acid-containing supplement 970 73.9 ± 2.6
Any iron-containing supplement 949 72.5 ± 2.5
Single vitamin 107 8.4 ± 1.5
Single mineral 183 11.1 ± 1.6
Multivitamin/mineral 962 74.7 ± 2.4
Antacid 301 28.4 ± 2.4
μg/d
Supplemental folic acid intake 761 817 ± 27.6
Supplemental iron intake2 754 47.7 ± 4.2
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Values are percentage ± SE or mean ± SE based on weighted data.