Table 2
Prevalence of vitamin/mineral supplement use, by food security status, age group and sex, household population aged 19 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2004
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Age group/Sex | Food secure | Food insecure | ||
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Low | Moderate | Severe | ||
% | % | % | % | |
19 to 50 | ||||
Men | 29 ± 1 | 27 ± 6 | 16 ± 5* | 31 ± 13 |
Women | 44 ± 1 | 39 ± 5 | 35 ± 6 | 23 ± 9* |
51 or older | ||||
Men | 42 ± 1 | 19 ± 9* | 13 ± 10* | 31 ± 19 |
Women | 60 ± 1 | 61± 8 | 48 ± 13 | 50 ± 17 |
* significantly different from food secure (p<0.05) Source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey—Nutrition. |
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