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Table 1 Student characteristics

From: Dietary supplement use among undergraduate male students in health and non-health cluster colleges of a public-sector university in Dammam, Saudi Arabia

 

N

%

College

 Pharmacy

70

14.9

 Medicine

92

19.6

 Nursing

22

4.7

 Sharia and law

39

8.3

 Applied medical sciences

36

7.7

 Architecture and planning

57

12.2

 Engineering

36

7.7

 Applied studies and community service

27

5.8

 Business

43

9.2

 Science

47

10

Study year

 Prep year

84

17.9

 2nd year

138

29.4

 3rd year

92

19.6

 4th year

59

12.6

 5th year

89

19

 6th year

7

1.5

Residence

 Living with family

395

84.2

 Living alone (University accommodation)

74

15.8

Siblings

 Between 1 and 2 siblings

49

10.4

 Between 3 and 5 siblings

262

55.9

 Between 6 and 8 siblings

102

21.7

 More than 8 siblings

50

10.7

 No siblings

6

1.3

Any major illness

 Do not suffer from any illness

420

89.6

 Suffer from a major illness

49

10.4

DS use in the last month

 Daily

62

13.2

 Weekly

24

5.1

 Once a month

20

4.3

 Never

300

64

 Not sure

63

13.4