Table 2 Types and prevalence of dietary supplement used
Types of dietary supplements used | Alone | As combination |
|---|---|---|
Multivitamins | 44 (9.4) | 42 (9) |
Gingko biloba | 1 (0.2) | – |
Ginseng | – | 3 (0.6) |
Glucosamine/omega 3 FA | 3 (0.6) | 32 (6.8) |
Whey protein | 38 (8.1) | 38 (8.1) |
Calcium | 1 (0.2) | – |
Creatine phosphate | – | 1 (0.2) |
More than one supplement | 64 (13.6) | – |
Not applicable | 318 (67.8) | – |
Cluster-wise prevalence | Prevalence (%) | 95% confidence interval |
All colleges | 29.4 | 25.3–33.8% |
Health cluster colleges | 35.9 | 29.6–42.6% |
Non-health cluster colleges | 23.7 | 18.5–29.5% |
College-wise prevalence | ||
Pharmacy | 34.3 | 23.4–46.6% |
Medicine | 39.1 | 29.1–49.9% |
Nursing | 18.2 | 5.2–40.3% |
Applied Medical Science | 40 | 23.9–57.9% |
Sharia and law | 12.8 | 4.3–27.4% |
Architecture and planning | 14 | 6.6–25.8% |
Engineering | 41.7 | 25.5–59.2% |
Applied studies and community service | 18.5 | 6.3–38.1% |
Business | 37.2 | 23–53.3% |
Science | 19.2 | 9.2–33.3% |
Study year-wise prevalence | ||
Prep year | 16.7 | 9.4–26.4% |
2nd year | 24.5 | 17.6–32.5% |
3rd year | 29.4 | 20.3–39.8% |
4th year | 37.3 | 25–50.6% |
5th year | 42.7 | 32.3–53.6% |
6th year | 42.9 | 9.9–81.6% |