Table 6

Percent use of supplements by gender, smoking status, and E4 in subjects aged 40-59 in the Personalized Medicine Research Project

Never Smoked

Current Smokers

With E4

No E4

With E4

No E4

Females

N*

426

1186

105

306

% Use

% Use

% Use

% Use

Vit. A IU

70.9

64.3

65.7

57.8

Vit. A RAE

70.9

64.3

65.7

57.8

Beta Car.

70.4

63.8

65.7

56.9

Vit. E

74.2

68.0

65.7

61.1

Vit. C

78.4

72.2

71.4

64.1

Thiamin

73.5

65.5

67.6

58.5

Riboflavin

73.5

65.5

67.6

58.5

Niacin

73.9

65.9

67.6

58.5

Vit. B6

73.5

66.6

69.5

59.5

Folic Acid

71.4

64.6

67.6

57.5

Vit. B12

70.2

63.4

65.7

56.9

Calcium

59.9

55.6

42.9

43.8

Magnesium

67.1

58.9

56.2

53.6

Iron

68.3

61.4

57.1

54.9

Zinc

67.8

59.9

57.1

54.2

Copper

67.1

58.9

56.2

53.6

Vit. D

70.2

63.4

65.7

56.9

Selenium

1.9

1.5

1.9

1.0

Males

N*

230

624

91

215

% Use

% Use

% Use

% Use

Vit. A IU

46.1

47.1

41.8

46.0

Vit. A RAE

46.1

47.1

41.8

46.0

Beta Car.

46.1

47.1

38.5

46.5

Vit. E

47.8

49.5

40.7

47.4

Vit. C

50.9

53.0

49.5

51.6

Thiamin

45.7

47.6

38.5

47.0

Riboflavin

45.7

47.6

38.5

47.0

Niacin

45.7

48.2

38.5

47.9

Vit. B6

46.5

47.6

39.6

47.0

Folic Acid

46.5

47.1

38.5

46.5

Vit. B12

45.7

46.8

37.4

46.0

Calcium

10.4

17.8

13.2

15.3

Magnesium

43.0

41.5

33.0

41.9

Iron

43.0

42.0

34.1

41.9

Zinc

43.9

42.1

35.2

42.8

Copper

43.0

41.5

33.0

41.9

Vit. D

45.7

46.8

37.4

46.0

Selenium

2.2

1.4

2.2

2.8

*N refers to the number of participants

Strobush et al. Nutrition Journal 2011 10:13   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-13