Table 1
Prevalence and adjusted odds of folic acid-containing supplement use, by selected characteristics, household population aged 6 to 79, Canada, 2007 to 2009
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Characteristics | Population distribution (%) | Supplement use | |||||
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Prevalence | Adjusted odds ratio | ||||||
% | 95% confidence interval | (Controlling for age and household income) | 95% confidence interval | ||||
from | to | from | to | ||||
Total | 100.0 | 25.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Socio-demographic factors | |||||||
Sex | |||||||
Female | 50.2 | 28.2Note * | 25.9 | 30.5 | 1.53Note * | 1.22 | 1.92 |
MaleNote † | 49.8 | 21.4 | 17.7 | 25.6 | 1.00 | ... | ... |
Age group | |||||||
6 to 8 | 3.5 | 28.5 | 23.3 | 34.4 | ... | ... | ... |
9 to 13 | 6.8 | 19.5Note *Note E: Use with caution | 15.1 | 24.8 | ... | ... | ... |
14 to 18 | 7.1 | 12.5Note *Note ‡ | 6.9 | 12.4 | ... | ... | ... |
19 to 30 | 18.1 | 16.5Note * | 12.8 | 21.0 | ... | ... | ... |
31 to 50 | 35.1 | 28.2 | 24.8 | 31.9 | ... | ... | ... |
51 to 70 | 24.2 | 29.6 | 24.6 | 35.2 | ... | ... | ... |
71 to 79 | 5.3 | 29.1 | 22.6 | 36.5 | ... | ... | ... |
Household income quartile | |||||||
Q1 - lowest | 23.2 | 17.0Note * | 13.4 | 21.2 | ... | ... | ... |
Q2 | 23.2 | 24.4Note * | 21.1 | 28.1 | ... | ... | ... |
Q3 | 23.4 | 25.7Note * | 21.4 | 30.6 | ... | ... | ... |
Q4 - highestNote † | 23.4 | 32.5 | 26.1 | 39.5 | ... | ... | ... |
Missing | 6.7 | 22.9 | 17.5 | 29.3 | ... | ... | ... |
Highest level of household education | |||||||
Less than postsecondary graduation | 24.1 | 21.1 | 17.6 | 25.0 | 0.82 | 0.61 | 1.11 |
Postsecondary graduationNote † | 75.9 | 26.2 | 23.0 | 29.7 | 1.00 | ... | ... |
Canadian-born | |||||||
YesNote † | 79.1 | 24.2 | 21.8 | 26.7 | 1.00 | ... | ... |
No | 20.9 | 27.1 | 19.7 | 36.0 | 1.22 | 0.77 | 1.94 |
Behavioural factors | |||||||
Daily frequency of fruit and vegetable intake | |||||||
Less than once | 6.4 | 12.9Note * | 10.1 | 16.4 | 0.43Note * | 0.33 | 0.57 |
1 to 2 times | 45.2 | 22.6Note * | 18.6 | 27.0 | 0.79 | 0.60 | 1.03 |
3 or more timesNote † | 48.4 | 28.4 | 25.9 | 31.0 | 1.00 | ... | ... |
Daily frequency of grain intake | |||||||
Less than once | 14.6 | 22.7 | 16.2 | 30.8 | 0.93 | 0.44 | 1.96 |
1 to 2 times | 76.7 | 25.5 | 22.9 | 28.3 | 1.08 | 0.65 | 1.80 |
3 or more timesNote † | 8.7 | 21.9Note E: Use with caution | 14.3 | 21.1 | 1.00 | ... | ... |
Leisure-time physical activity (aged 12 or older) | |||||||
ActiveNote † | 26.6 | 28.4 | 23.7 | 33.7 | 1.00 | ... | ... |
Moderately active | 25.1 | 26.3 | 20.7 | 32.8 | 0.88 | 0.59 | 1.31 |
Inactive | 48.3 | 21.8Note * | 19.0 | 24.8 | 0.68Note * | 0.51 | 0.91 |
Smoking (aged 12 or older) | |||||||
Daily | 20.3 | 18.9Note * | 15.0 | 23.6 | 0.71Note * | 0.52 | 0.98 |
Former | 27.0 | 29.1Note * | 25.0 | 33.6 | 1.02 | 0.78 | 1.33 |
Never smokedNote † | 52.7 | 24.5 | 21.6 | 27.7 | 1.00 | ... | ... |
Clinical factors | |||||||
Body mass index (BMI) | |||||||
Underweight/Normal weightNote † | 45.0 | 24.9 | 21.9 | 28.2 | 1.00 | ... | ... |
Overweight/Obese | 55.0 | 24.0 | 21.1 | 27.1 | 0.80Note * | 0.66 | 0.97 |
Red blood cell folate concentration | |||||||
Below median (less than 1,248 nmol/L) | 50.1 | 14.2Note * | 11.9 | 16.8 | 0.33Note * | 0.25 | 0.43 |
At or above median (1,248 nmol/L or more)Note † | 49.9 | 35.0 | 30.9 | 39.3 | 1.00 | ... | ... |
Serum vitamin B12 concentration | |||||||
Low to marginal (221 pmol/L or less) | 22.8 | 12.2Note * | 9.1 | 16.1 | 0.33Note * | 0.24 | 0.47 |
Replete (more than 221 pmol/L)Note † | 77.2 | 28.3 | 25.4 | 31.3 | 1.00 | ... | ... |
Plasma homocysteine concentration | |||||||
NormalNote †‡ | 98.2 | 25.3 | 22.7 | 28.1 | 1.00 | ... | ... |
High | 2.8 | 11.5Note * | 8.0 | 16.2 | 0.33Note * | 0.22 | 0.52 |
N = 5,604 † reference group ‡ 8 µmol/L or less at age 10 or younger, and 15 µmol/L or less for older than age 10 * significantly different from reference group (p<0.05) E use with caution Note: Missing values were removed for individual analyses. Source: 2007 to 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey. |
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