TABLE 2.
Prevalence of nonvitamin/nonmineral dietary supplement use in the past 30 d among older US adults aged ≥60 y by sex and age group, NHANES, United States, 2011–20141
| n | ω-3 FAs | Botanical/herbal | Glucosamine/chondroitin | Coenzyme Q-10 | Probiotics | Fiber | |
| Total | 3469 | 21.6 ± 1.3 | 9.0 ± 0.9 | 7.9 ± 1.0 | 4.1 ± 0.5 | 3.0 ± 0.6 | 1.3 ± 0.3 |
| Men | 1684 | 20.4 ± 1.7 | 9.4 ± 1.0 | 7.7 ± 1.3 | 3.7 ± 0.8 | 2.3 ± 0.82 | 1.5 ± 0.4 |
| Age, y | |||||||
| 60–69 | 883 | 20.7 ± 2.5 | 8.8 ± 1.9 | 7.6 ± 1.9 | 3.4 ± 1.32 | 3.1 ± 1.12 | — |
| 70–79 | 496 | 22.4 ± 2.4 | 11.7 ± 1.6 | 8.9 ± 1.7 | 4.9 ± 1.1 | — | 3.5 ± 1.2 |
| ≥80 | 305 | 15.4 ± 2.3 | 6.7 ± 1.3 | 5.4 ± 1.6 | — | — | — |
| Women | 1785 | 22.6 ± 1.6 | 8.8 ± 1.1 | 8.2 ± 0.9 | 4.5 ± 0.6 | 3.5 ± 0.7 | 1.4 ± 0.4 |
| Age, y | |||||||
| 60–69 | 901 | 24.9 ± 2.8 | 9.0 ± 1.6 | 8.4 ± 1.2 | 3.9 ± 0.9 | 4.2 ± 1.2 | 1.6 ± 0.62 |
| 70–79 | 531 | 21.0 ± 1.8 | 9.3 ± 1.8 | 8.6 ± 1.9 | 6.3 ± 1.4 | 2.5 ± 0.7 | 1.4 ± 0.7 |
| ≥80 | 353 | 19.3 ± 2.8 | 7.2 ± 1.4 | 6.9 ± 1.5 | 3.3 ± 1.22 | 3.3 ± 1.12 | — |
1
Refer to Supplemental Table 5 for supplement classification. Values are percentages ± SEs. —, relative SE >40% (data not shown).
2
The relative SE is >30% but ≤40% and may be statistically unreliable. The NHANES guidelines recommend a relative SE ≤30% (14).