Table 2.
The prevalence of medicine and dietary supplement usage.
| Total | Male | Female | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine | ||||
| I am currently taking prescription medicines. | 32.6 | 32.9 | 32.4 | 0.019 |
| I am currently taking OTC medicines. | 7.5 | 8.2 | 6.8 | |
| I do not take any medicine. | 59.9 | 58.9 | 60.8 | |
| Dietary Supplements | ||||
| I am currently using dietary supplements. | 38.9 | 38.9 | 42.0 | <0.001 |
| I am not using but I used to use dietary supplements. | 30.5 | 30.5 | 33.6 | |
| I have never used dietary supplements. | 30.6 | 30.6 | 24.5 |
n = 10,129 (4744 males and 5385 females). Results are shown as percentages (%) of the total or for each sex, respectively. The difference between males and females was examined using the chi-squared (χ2) test.