Table 3.
Prevalence (n (%)) of dietary supplement use by supplement type and participant characteristics among participants who reported any supplement use on the first recall, Food Reporting Comparison Study, 2011–2012 (n=1076)
| Characteristic | Multivitamin-mineral | Vitamin C | Calcium | Vitamin D | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| ASA24a | AMPMb | ASA24a | AMPMb | ASA24a | AMPMb | ASA24a | AMPMb | |
| Total | 156 (59.1) | 171 (65.8) | 21 (7.9) | 28 (10.8) | 92 (34.9) | 77 (29.6) | 111 (42.1) | 103 (39.6) |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Men | 69 (56.48) | 76 (68.47) | 6 (5.1) | 11 (9.9) | 29 (25.0) | 20 (18.0) | 32 (27.6) | 32 (28.8) |
| Women | 87 (58.8) | 95 (63.8) | 15 (10.1) | 17 (11.4) | 63 (42.6) | 57 (38.3) | 79 (53.4) | 71 (47.7) |
| Age range (yr) | ||||||||
| 20–39 | 51 (68.9) | 46 (64.8) | 4 (5.4) | 9 (12.7) | 9 (12.2) | 9 (12.7) | 18 (24.3) | 17 (23.9) |
| 40–59 | 66 (55.5) | 73 (65.8) | 8 (6.7) | 7 (6.3) | 50 (42.0) | 35 (31.5) | 56 (47.1) | 43 (38.7) |
| >60 | 39 (54.9) | 52 (66.7) | 9 (12.7) | 12 (15.4) | 33 (46.5) | 33 (42.3) | 37 (52.1) | 43 (55.1) |
| Race/ethnicityc | ||||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 80 (61.1) | 85 (68.6) | 13 (9.9) | 15 (12.1) | 56 (42.8) | 46 (37.1) | 54 (41.2) | 51 (41.1) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 52 (59.8) | 47 (65.3) | 6 (6.9) | 6 (8.3) | 20 (23.0) | 18 (25.0) | 38 (43.7) | 27 (37.5) |
| Hispanic | 23 (52.3) | 37 (59.7) | 1 (2.3) | 7 (11.3) | 16 (36.4) | 12 (19.4) | 19 (43.2) | 24 (38.7) |
a
Automated Self-Administered 24-hour Dietary Assessment Tool (ASA24)
b
Automated Multiple Pass Method (AMPM)
c
Due to the small sample size, other race/ethnicity has not been included for comparison.