Table 3.
Physical status related to the use of sexual enhancement (males)/weight loss (females) supplements according to age groups.
| Sexual Enhancement (Males) | Weight Loss (Females) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50–59 | 60–69 | p-Value | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50–59 | 60–69 | p-Value | |
| number | 130 | 239 | 198 | 175 | 184 | 225 | 259 | 199 | 214 | 90 | ||
| Trying to improve life habits (%) | 46.9 | 38.9 | 46.0 | 29.1 | 38.0 | 0.006 | 64.9 | 60.2 | 54.3 | 53.7 | 47.8 | 0.023 |
| Visited a clinic to improve sexual function/lose weight (%) | 16.9 | 13.8 | 12.6 | 8.6 | 3.8 | 0.001 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.464 |
| On medication to improve sexual function/lose weight (%) | 20.0 | 19.7 | 15.7 | 10.9 | 10.3 | 0.018 | 8.4 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.014 |
| Undergoing treatment for other diseases (%) | 5.4 | 9.2 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 9.2 | 0.310 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 11.7 | 15.6 | <0.001 |
| On medication for other purposes (%) | 6.2 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 12.6 | 14.7 | 0.007 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 14.4 | 0.135 |
| None of the above (%) | 28.5 | 36.0 | 30.3 | 48.0 | 37.5 | 0.002 | 22.2 | 30.1 | 36.2 | 33.2 | 36.7 | 0.014 |
Note: Multiple answers, expressed as percentage. The differences among age groups were examined by Chi-square test (p < 0.05).