Demographic factors associated with dietary supplement prescriptions filled by United States Military Service Members 2005–2013

Table 1 Number of service members filling DS prescriptions by AHFS category and demographics, 2005–2013

Variable	Strata	200404 Iron Prep	282000, 282032 & 282093 Anorexigenic, Respiratory & CNS Stimulants	401200 Replace-ment Prep	402000 Caloric Agents	560400 Antacids & Absorbents	561200 Cathartics & Laxatives	569200 GI Drugs, Misc	880400 Vit A	880800 Vit B Complex	881200 Vit C	881600 Vit D	882000 Vit E	882800 Multivit Prep	920000 & 929200 Therapeutic & Misc Therapeutic Agents
Military Service	Army	67,714	17	102,499	300	41,812	86,321	7	110	57,252	60,408	38,874	2,512	179,149	1,468
	Navy	39,190	5	70,814	5	17,779	47,290	1	32	41,547	26,106	14,283	1,956	100,821	180
	Marine Corps	8,830	2	41,620	3	5,106	25,390	5	12	17,214	6,013	4,684	484	31,871	45
	Air Force	36,997	2	26,835	3	5,365	26,209	0	18	28,383	4,839	19,109	122	126,076	435
	Coast Guard	1,823	1	2,342	0	635	4,263	0	4	1,824	611	1,352	532	10,860	22
	Unknown	920	0	2,017	0	192	1,190	0	1	729	184	1,623	76	3,419	6
Gender	Men	18,943	22	100,398	294	37,350	129,771	12	114	89,746	62,311	49,309	3,281	44,776	1,729
	Women	136,529	5	145,726	17	33,539	60,890	1	63	57,203	35,849	30,616	2,401	407,417	427
	Unknown	2	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0
Age	<25 Years	66,401	7	139,784	120	44,419	65,183	7	44	57,426	45,911	11,266	1,838	194,169	349
	25–34	55,258	11	51,264	132	14,930	55,253	6	64	51,521	35,214	24,674	1,373	190,783	647
	35–44	25,922	8	32,351	51	7,877	42,828	0	47	26,793	13,383	27,473	1,441	57,365	683
	>44	7,893	1	22,728	8	3,663	27,399	0	22	11,209	3,653	16,512	1,030	9,879	477

Abbreviations: DS dietary supplements, Prep preparations, CNS central nervous system, GI gastrointestinal, Misc miscellaneous, Vit vitamin, Multivit multivitamin

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