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. 2019 May 28;11(6):1208. doi: 10.3390/nu11061208

Table 3.

Trend analysis of dietary supplement use among adolescents (12–17 years) between EsKiMo I (2006) and EsKiMo II (2015–2017).

EsKiMo I EsKiMo I EsKiMo II
n = 1267 n = 1267 n = 1356
% (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI)
Weighted for 2004 Weighted for 2015 Weigthed for 2015
Total 18.5 (15.8–21.2) 18.5 (15.8–21.2) 16.4 (13.0–19.7)
Girls 19.3 (15.3–23.4) 19.4 (15.3–23.5) 18.8 (14.5–23.2)
Boys 17.7 (14.3–21.1) 17.7 (14.3–21.1) 14.0 (9.9–18.1)
Type of supplement 1
Vitamin/s 6.2 (4.7–7.8) 6.2 (4.7–7.8) 6.0 (4.3–7.7)
Mineral/s 9.9 (7.6–12.2) 9.9 (7.6–12.3) 6.7 (4.5–8.8)
Combination of vitamin/s and mineral/s 6.1 (4.4–7.8) 6.1 (4.4–7.8) 7.6 (5.5–9.7)
Number of supplements
1 supplement 13.6 (11.1–16.1) 13.7 (11.2–16.2) 11.9 (9.3–14.4)
>1 supplement 4.9 (3.2–6.5) 4.9 (3.2–6.5) 4.5 (2.8–6.2)

1 due to multiple dietary supplement use and multiple active components, the sum of the prevalences by type of dietary supplements or active components may deviate from the prevalence of total dietary supplement use; CI = confidence interval.