Table 3 Weekly use of dietary supplements by gender in the PMRP
Supplement | Males (n = 3625) | Females (n = 6107) |
|---|---|---|
No. (%) who reportedweekly use | No. (%) who reportedweekly use | |
B6 | 71 (2.0) | 229 (3.7) |
B-complex | 181 (5.0) | 474 (7.8) |
Brewer’s yeast | 10 (0.3) | 12 (0.2) |
Cod liver oil | 30 (0.8) | 70 (1.1) |
Coenzyme Q10 | 81 (2.2) | 165 (2.7) |
Fish oil | 501 (13.8) | 1072 (17.6) |
Folic acid/folate | 132 (3.6) | 352 (5.8) |
Glucosamine | 382 (10.5) | 745 (12.2) |
Hydroxytryptophan | 5 (0.1) | 8 (0.1) |
Iron | 111 (3.1) | 412 (6.7) |
Niacin | 96 (2.6) | 103 (1.7) |
Selenium | 123 (3.4) | 89 (1.5) |
Zinc | 149 (4.1) | 217 (3.6) |
Aloe vera | 22 (0.6) | 85 (1.4) |
Astragalus | 2 (0.1) | 11 (0.2) |
Bilberry | 24 (0.7) | 70 (1.1) |
Cascara sagrada | 0 (0.0) | 7 (0.1) |
Cat’s claw | 3 (0.1) | 3 (0.0) |
Cayenne | 22 (0.6) | 29 (0.5) |
Cranberry | 48 (1.3) | 194 (3.2) |
Dong Kuai | 1 (0.0) | 14 (0.2) |
Echinacea | 31 (0.9) | 141 (2.3) |
Evening primrose oil | 7 (0.2) | 37 (0.6) |
Feverfew | 1 (0.0) | 14 (0.2) |
Garlic | 147 (4.1) | 254 (4.2) |
Ginger | 34 (0.9) | 65 (1.1) |
Ginkgo biloba | 67 (1.8) | 101 (1.7) |
Ginseng | 56 (1.5) | 46 (0.8) |
Goldenseal | 6 (0.2) | 33 (0.5) |
Grapeseed extract | 30 (0.8) | 53 (0.9) |
Kava | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) |
Milk thistle | 19 (0.5) | 36 (0.6) |
Saw palmetto | 107 (3.0) | 6 (0.1) |
Siberian ginseng | 8 (0.2) | 10 (0.2) |
St. John’s wort | 20 (0.6) | 42 (0.7) |
Valerian | 4 (0.1) | 29 (0.5) |