Population characteristics of US adults aged 20 years or older with diabetes using any dietary supplements between 1999 and 2014
| No. of participants | Any dietary supplement use | ||
| No. of participants | Weighted % (Weighted 95% CI)* | ||
| Overall | 6688 | 3344 | 54 (52 to 55) |
| Demographics | |||
| Age group, years | |||
| 20–39 | 461 | 136 | 30 (26 to 35) |
| 40–64 | 3142 | 1439 | 51 (49 to 54) |
| ≥65 | 3085 | 1769 | 62 (60 to 65) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 3382 | 1573 | 50 (48 to 53) |
| Female | 3306 | 1771 | 57 (55 to 59) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic white | 2556 | 1500 | 59 (57 to 62) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 1733 | 783 | 44 (41 to 46) |
| Mexican American | 1369 | 567 | 39 (35 to 42) |
| Other | 754 | 342 | 47 (42 to 51) |
| Education | |||
| <High school | 2698 | 1076 | 42 (40 to 45) |
| High school | 1526 | 813 | 55 (52 to 58) |
| Some college | 1580 | 904 | 58 (55 to 61) |
| ≥4 years of college | 870 | 545 | 63 (59 to 67) |
| Diabetes duration, years | |||
| <10 | 2412 | 1167 | 53 (50 to 55) |
| ≥10 | 2228 | 1191 | 58 (55 to 61) |
| Comorbidity | |||
| Cardiovascular disease | 1646 | 854 | 56 (53 to 59) |
| Cancer | 925 | 560 | 65 (61 to 70) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 721 | 374 | 55 (50 to 60) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 517 | 292 | 58 (53 to 63) |
*Sample weights were considered for analyses to account for complex survey design.