QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged 20 Years or Older Who Had Taken Any Dietary Supplement in the Past 30 Days, by Sex and Family Income

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During 2017–2018, 57.6% of adults aged ≥20 years had taken a dietary supplement within the past 30 days.
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Authors: Suruchi Mishra, PhD; Bryan Stierman, MD; Jaime Gahche, PhD; and Nancy Potischman, PhD

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The figure is a bar chart showing the percentage of adults aged ≥20 years who had taken any dietary supplement in the past 30 days, by sex and family income, in the United States during 2017–2018 according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
Percentage of adults aged ≥20 years who had taken any dietary supplement in the past 30 days, by sex and family income

During 2017–2018, 57.6% of adults aged ≥20 years had taken a dietary supplement within the past 30 days.

The percentage increased with family income: 44.9% among those with family incomes <130% of the FPL, 56.2% among those with family incomes 130%–349% of the federal poverty level (FPL), and 65.7% among those with family incomes ≥350% of the FPL.

The increase with family income was seen for both men and women.

Women were more likely than were men to use a dietary supplement overall (63.8% versus 50.8%) and at each income level.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7001a7.htm

Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2017–2018. https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/search/datapage.aspx?Component=Dietary&CycleBeginYear=2017.

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