Table 1.
Participants’ demographic characteristics by using of the multivitamins and multimineral or not.
| Using one of the Multivitamins and Multimineral products on regular basis (more than a month) during the last year? | ||||||
| Participants’ characteristics | Yes (n = 515) | No (n = 590) | X2 | t | P | |
| Age | ||||||
| 18 to <29 years | 214 (41.5) | 287 (48.6) | 6.724 | .081 | ||
| 29 to <39 years | 179 (34.7) | 180 (30.5) | ||||
| 39 to <49 years | 86 (16.7) | 93 (15.8) | ||||
| ≥ 50 | 37 (7.2) | 30 (5.1) | ||||
| Body mass index (mean + -SD) | 26.19 ± 5.09 | 26.44 ± 6.07 | 0.7357 | .493 | ||
| Gender | Male n(%) | 95 (18.6) | 246 (41.7) | 69.000 ∗ | ||
| Female n(%) | 420 (81.4) | 344 (58.3) | .000 ∗ | |||
| Education | Elementary n(%) | 5 (1 ( | 6 (1) | |||
| Intermediate n(%) | 12 (2.3 ( | 10 (1.7) | 9.022 ∗ | .022 ∗ | ||
| Secondary n(%) | 99 (19.2) | 159 (26.9) | ||||
| University n(%) | 400 (77.5) | 415 (70.3) | ||||
| Marital status | Single n(%) | 175 (33.9) | 263 (44.6) | 19.92 | .000 ∗ | |
| Married n(%) | 311 (60.3) | 306 (51.9) | ||||
| Divorced n(%) | 30 (5.8) | 16 (2.7) | ||||
| Widowed n(%) | 0 (0) | 5 (0.8%) | ||||
| Following a special diet | Yes n(%) | 186 (36) | 127 (21.5) | 28.000 ∗ | ||
| No n(%) | 330 (64) | 463 (78.5) | .000 ∗ | |||
| Eating fruits and vegetables? | Yes n(%) | 391 (75.8) | 373 (63.2) | 20.000 ∗ | ||
| No n(%) | 125 (24.2) | 217 (36.8) | .000 ∗ | |||
| Exercise on regular basis | Yes n(%) | 310 (60.1) | 298 (50.5) | 10.001 ∗ | ||
| No n(%) | 206 (39.9) | 292 (49.5) | .001 ∗ | |||
| Smoking | Yes n(%) | 46 (8.9) | 94 (5.9) | 12.001 ∗ | ||
| No n(%) | 458 (88.8) | 474 (80.3) | .001 ∗ | |||
| Ex-smoker n(%) | 12 (2.3) | 22 (3.7) | ||||
∗
Significant at significance level (α≤0.05).