Table 1 Characteristics of participants by dietary supplementation status
From: Dietary supplementation by older adults in southern China: a hospital outpatient clinic study
Characteristic | Dietary supplementation | |
|---|---|---|
| Â | Non-user (n = 361) | User (n = 85) |
Gender * | Â | Â |
   Male | 206 (57.1%) | 35 (41.2%) |
   Female | 155 (42.9%) | 50 (58.8%) |
Age (years) | Â | Â |
   55-64 | 85 (23.6%) | 22 (25.9%) |
   65-74 | 192 (53.2%) | 46 (54.1%) |
   74-84 | 67 (18.6%) | 15 (17.7%) |
   ≥ 85 | 17 (4.7%) | 2 (2.4%) |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | Â | Â |
   < 24 | 218 (60.4%) | 46 (54.1%) |
   ≥ 24 | 143 (39.6%) | 39 (45.9%) |
Educational level | Â | Â |
   Primary school | 155 (42.9%) | 31 (36.5%) |
   Secondary school or above | 206 (57.1%) | 54 (63.5%) |
Occupation before retirement | Â | Â |
   Professional | 136 (37.7%) | 39 (45.9%) |
   Others | 225 (62.3%) | 46 (54.1%) |
Smoking status * | Â | Â |
   Smoker | 78 (21.6%) | 9 (10.6%) |
   Non-smoker | 283 (78.4%) | 76 (89.4%) |
Alcohol drinking status | Â | Â |
   Drinker | 150 (41.6%) | 28 (32.9%) |
   Non-drinker | 211 (58.5%) | 57 (67.1%) |
Presence of hyperlipidemia * | Â | Â |
   Yes | 38 (10.5%) | 19 (22.4%) |
   No | 323 (89.5%) | 66 (77.7%) |
Presence of hypertension | Â | Â |
   Yes | 94 (26.0%) | 31 (36.5%) |
   No | 267 (74.0%) | 54 (63.5%) |
Presence of diabetes | Â | Â |
   Yes | 10 (2.8%) | 2 (2.4%) |
   No | 351 (97.2%) | 83 (97.7%) |