Danelia M McCarthy, Rehanna T Felix, Talitha Crowley
Personal factors influencing female students' condom use at a higher education institution
African journal of primary health care & family medicine
dietary supplement use prevalent general us population little known regarding driving reasons use among atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease ascvd data national health nutrition examination survey nhanes 2017 march 2020 used identify adults ascvd supplement use assessed interviewers using label review surveys captured selfreported reasons use demographic clinical medication laboratory characteristics compared supplement users nonusers among individuals ascvd national health nutrition examination survey n965 mean age 65 years 561 men 737 white individuals 731 reported taking 1 dietary supplements commonly multivitamins 354 vitamin 308 fish oil 198 taking supplements 473 report taking advisement health professional nearly one fifth 179 reported taking least 1 supplement heart health commonly fish oil 111 followed coq10 42 resveratrol 15 supplement users older 68 versus 62 years p0003 included women 458 versus 377 p017 less likely smoke 110 versus 364 p0001 higher levels education p0005 income p0001 higher use statins 694 versus 558 p0046 supplement use common people ascvd among top 3 supplements substantial minority taken direction health professionals supplement users often report taking supplements heart health despite lack randomized trial evidence benefit ascvd indicating need patient clinician education regarding health benefits dietary supplements ascvd