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Table 3 Association between Use of Dietary Supplements, Age, Marital status, Family Income, BMI, Academic Track, Educational Level and Health Problems, physical activity

From: Prevalence of dietary supplement use and associated factors among female college students in Saudi Arabia

Parameters

Dietary Supplement Use

P-values

Yes

No

Age (in Years)

 

0.234

 19–22

206 (73.6)

74 (26.4)

 22–24

97 (77.6)

28 (22.4)

 24–26

41 (78.8)

11 (21.2)

 Higher than 26

65 (84.4)

12 (15.6)

Family Income (in Saudi Riyals)

 

0.135

 Less than 5000

40 (70.2)

17 (29.8)

 5000–10,000

131 (82.4)

28 (17.6)

 10,000–16,000

114 (77.0)

34 (23.0)

 Higher than 16,000

124 (72.9)

46 (27.1)

Marital Status

 

0.171

 Married

110 (80.9)

26 (19.1)

 Single

299 (75.1)

99 (24.9)

BMI Status

 

0.227

 Normal

244 (75.1)

81 (24.9)

 Overweight

113 (76.4)

35 (23.6)

 Obese

52 (85.2)

9 (14.8)

The Academic Track

 

0.164

 Scientific and Medical

251 (78.7)

68 (21.3)

 Humanities

158 (73.5)

57 (26.5)

Education Level

 

0.002

 3rd – 5th Level

167 (70.8)

69 (29.2)

 6th – 8th Level

156 (77.6)

45 (22.4)

  > 8th Level

86 (88.7)

11 (11.3)

Health Problems

 

0.095

 Vitamin D deficiency

76 (90.5)

8 (9.5)

 Other Disease

76 (81.7)

17 (18.3)

Physical Activity

 

0.008

 Physical Activity (Yes)

314 (79.5)

81 (20.5)

  1. Note: Data presented as frequencies (%). P < 0.05