Table 1.

Baseline characteristics according to baseline use of multivitamins (n=28,157).

	Baseline use of multivitamin supplements
	No (n=17,398)	Yes (n=10,759)
Age, yearsa	53.6 (6.5)	53.9 (6.7)
Baseline body mass index, kg/m2	25.4 (4.6)	25.0 (4.3)
Current smokers, %	15	12
≥ 1 alcohol drink/month, %	57	57
Postmenopausal, %	48	48
Physical activity, total metabolic equivalent hrs/week	14.2 (18.3)	16.7 (20.0)
Current use of postmenopausal hormones, %	39	45
History of diabetes, %	1	1
History of high cholesterol, %	23	24
Fruit and vegetable intake, servings/day	5.9 (3.7)	6.2 (3.6)
Whole grain intake, servings/day	1.4 (1.2)	1.5 (1.3)

Values are means (SD) or percentages and are standardized to the age distribution of the study population.

^aValue is not age adjusted