Table 3 |
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Relative percentage of congruent answers by rationale for supplement use and supplement used (n = 520) |
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| No time preparing meals |
Avoid sickness |
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| Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
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| 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% |
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| 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% |
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| 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% |
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| 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% |
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| 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% |
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| 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% |
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* 100% in each cell indicates a complete congruence. |
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Petróczi et al. Nutrition Journal 2007 6:34 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-34 |
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