Table 1 Sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics of all participants and of supplements users
From: Prevalence of dietary supplement use by gym members in Portugal and associated factors
Percentage of total population (n = 459) | Percentage of supplement users (n = 201) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Male | 34.4 | 49.3 | < 0.05 |
Female | 65.6 | 50.7 | |
Age Group | |||
18–25 | 25.6 | 26.3 | < 0.05 |
25–35 | 37.8 | 42.9 | |
35–46 | 25.8 | 25.8 | |
46–56 | 6.5 | 2.5 | |
56–67 | 3.4 | 2.0 | |
67–77 | 0.9 | 0.5 | |
Education | |||
No schooling | 0.2 | 0 | 0.418 |
4th year | 0.2 | 0 | |
9th year | 3.7 | 2.5 | |
12th year | 24.4 | 23.4 | |
Bachelor’s Degree | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
Graduation | 46.4 | 45.3 | |
Master | 21.4 | 23.9 | |
PhD | 2.2 | 3.5 | |
Alcohol intake | |||
No | 65.4 | 66.7 | 0.603 |
Yes | 34.6 | 33.3 | |
Smoke status | |||
No | 86.3 | 87.6 | 0.479 |
Yes | 13.7 | 12.4 | |
Total time of exercise per week | |||
< 5 h | 63.7 | 37.0 | < 0.05 |
5–10 h | 31.6 | 52.5 | |
10–15 h | 3.3 | 7.5 | |
> 15 h | 1.3 | 3.0 | |