Table 6.
Types of nutritional supplements used by medicine and sex *.
| Total | Students | Sex | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Medical n (%) | Non-Medical n (%) | Males n (%) | Females n (%) | |
| Folic Acid | 301 (2.5) | 157 (2.6) | 144 (2.3) | 124 (3.2) | 109 (1.8) |
| Vitamin B | 1477 (12.1) | 705 (11.7) | 772 (12.6) | 461 (11.9) | 745 (12.5) |
| Vitamin E | 1192 (9.8) | 659 (10.9) | 533 (8.7) | 327 (8.5) | 627 (10.5) |
| Vitamin C | 2799 (23.0) | 1434 (23.8) | 1365 (22.3) | 818 (21.2) | 1458 (24.5) |
| Vitamin D | 887 (7.3) | 461 (7.6) | 426 (6.9) | 329 (8.5) | 400 (6.7) |
| Se | 234 (1.9) | 129 (2.1) | 105 (1.7) | 101 (2.6) | 92 (1.5) |
| Ca | 2453 (20.2) | 1249 (20.7) | 1204 (19.6) | 764 (19.8) | 1220 (20.5) |
| Fe | 546 (4.5) | 263 (4.4) | 283 (4.6) | 169 (4.4) | 248 (4.2) |
| I | 214 (1.8) | 124 (2.1) | 90 (1.5) | 95 (2.5) | 84 (1.4) |
| Multi-vitamins | 890 (7.3) | 383 (6.4) | 507 (8.3) | 289 (7.5) | 437 (7.3) |
| Multi-mineral | 313 (2.6) | 120 (2.0) | 193 (3.1) | 115 (3.0) | 149 (2.5) |
| Multi-vitamin and mineral | 484 (4.0) | 180 (3.0) | 304 (5.0) | 160 (4.1) | 235 (3.9) |
| Others | 367 (3.0) | 163 (2.7) | 204 (3.3) | 108 (2.8) | 156 (2.6) |
* Respondents may have reported using more than one supplement.