Table 6.
Types of medicines concomitantly used with individual dietary supplements. (%).
| Vitamin/Mineral (379) |
Probiotics (212) |
Growth-Promoting (124) |
Protein/Amino Acid (52) |
Academic Enhancement (35) |
Botanical Nutrients/Aojiru 1 (61) |
n-3 PUFA (60) |
Cod Liver Oil (42) |
Eye Care 2 (35) |
Skin Repairing (12) |
Weight Loss (3) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhinitis (462) | 31.6 | 23.6 | 11.9 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
| Eczema (415) | 32.3 | 22.2 | 12.0 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
| Asthma (367) | 30.8 | 23.4 | 12.3 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 2.2 | 1.1 | - |
| Gastrointestinal diseases (110) | 38.2 | 14.5 | 3.6 | 4.5 | - | 6.4 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 3.6 | - | - |
| Psychiatric disorder (107) | 36.4 | 14.0 | 10.3 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 8.4 | 9.3 | - | 2.8 | 1.9 | - |
| Antibiotics (34) | 20.6 | 23.5 | 5.9 | 5.9 | - | 5.9 | 2.9 | 8.8 | 2.9 | - | - |
| Painkiller (29) | 44.8 | 10.3 | - | 13.8 | 6.9 | - | - | - | 3.4 | 6.9 | - |
| Vitamin/mineral (131) | 52.7 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.8 | - | - |
1 A powdered drink mix made from green leafy vegetables such as young leaves of Angelica keiskei (Miq.) Koidz and Barley, and Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala DC. 2 Products containing anthocyanin, lutein, and zeaxanthin. Note: Multiple answer.