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Table 3 College and study year-wise prevalence of multivitamins, glucosamine/Omega 3 FA and whey protein

From: Dietary supplement use among undergraduate male students in health and non-health cluster colleges of a public-sector university in Dammam, Saudi Arabia

 

Prevalence % (95% CI)

Multivitamins

Glucosamine/Omega 3 FA

Whey protein

Colleges

 Pharmacy

18.6 (10.3–29.7)

10 (4.1–19.5)

22.9 (13.7–34.5)

 Medicine

21.7 (13.8–31.6)

6.5 (2.4–13.7)

25 (16.6–35.1)

 Nursing

9.1 (1.1–29.2)

9.1 (1.1–29.2)

12.5 (2.7–32.4)

 Applied Medical Science

18.2 (8.2–32.8)

10 (2.8–23.7)

16.3 (6.8–30.7)

 Sharia and law

9.3 (2.6–22.2)

2.5 (0.1–13.2)

4.9 (0.6–16.5)

 Architecture and planning

10.9 (4.5–21.3)

9.5 (3.6–19.6)

13.6 (6.4–24.3)

 Engineering

18.2 (8.2–32.7)

12.2 (4.1–26.2)

12.2 (4.1–26.2)

 Applied studies and community service

10 (2.1–26.5)

12.9 (3.6–29.8)

 Business

23.2 (3–36.4)

2.3 (0.1–12)

17.3 (8.2–3.3)

 Science

16.1 (7.6–28.3)

6 (1.3–16.6)

9.6 (3.2–21)

Study year

 Prep year

15.2 (8.7–23.8)

3.5 (0.7–9.8)

6.7 (2.5–14)

 2nd year

9.8 (5.6–15.7)

7.4 (3.7–12.8)

10.4 (6.1–16.3)

 3rd year

17.8 (11.3–26.2)

8.9 (4.2–16.2)

13.2 (7.4–21.2)

 4th year

21.3 (12.7–32.3)

6.4 (1.8–15.5)

19.2 (10.9–30.1)

 5th year

16.8 (10.3–25.3)

6.3 (2.4–13.2)

23.4 (16.5–32.7)

 6th year

30 (6.7–65.2)

22.2 (2.8–60.1)

22.2 (2.8–60.1)