Table 3 Relative percentage of congruent answers by rationale for supplement use and supplement used (n = 520)
No time preparing meals | Avoid sickness | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Yes | No | ||||||
Multivitamin | Yes | 84 | 84.8% | 294 | 69.8% | 253 | 76.4% | 125 | 66.1% |
No | 15 | 15.2% | 127 | 30.2% | 78 | 23.6% | 64 | 33.9% | |
99 | 100.0% | 421 | 100.0% | 331 | 100.0% | 189 | 100.0% | ||
Vitamin C | Yes | 71 | 71.7% | 295 | 70.1% | 270 | 81.6% | 96 | 18.5% |
No | 28 | 28.3% | 126 | 29.9% | 61 | 18.4% | 93 | 17.9% | |
99 | 100.0% | 421 | 100.0% | 331 | 100.0% | 189 | 36.3% | ||
Magnesium | Yes | 14 | 14.1% | 43 | 10.2% | 35 | 10.6% | 22 | 4.2% |
No | 85 | 85.9% | 378 | 89.8% | 296 | 89.4% | 167 | 32.1% | |
99 | 100.0% | 421 | 100.0% | 331 | 100.0% | 189 | 36.3% | ||
Echinacea | Yes | 35 | 35.4% | 125 | 29.7% | 134 | 40.5% | 26 | 13.8% |
No | 64 | 64.6% | 296 | 70.3% | 197 | 59.5% | 163 | 86.2% | |
99 | 100.0% | 421 | 100.0% | 331 | 100.0% | 189 | 100.0% | ||
Iron | Yes | 35 | 35.4% | 120 | 28.5% | 116 | 35.0% | 39 | 20.6% |
No | 64 | 64.6% | 301 | 71.5% | 215 | 65.0% | 150 | 79.4% | |
99 | 100.0% | 421 | 100.0% | 331 | 100.0% | 189 | 100.0% | ||
Ginseng | Yes | 15 | 15.2% | 28 | 6.7% | 30 | 9.1% | 13 | 6.9% |
No | 84 | 84.8% | 393 | 93.3% | 301 | 90.9% | 176 | 93.1% | |
99 | 100.0% | 421 | 100.0% | 331 | 100.0% | 189 | 100.0% | ||