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Table 4 Percentage and type of dietary supplements used by all participants, Palermo, Italy

From: Protein supplements consumption: a comparative study between the city centre and the suburbs of Palermo, Italy

 

Subjects

 

City centre (207)

Suburbs (354)

Supplements use

  

 No

70%

71.2%

 Yes

30% (62)

28.8% (102)

Supplement users (Yes)

  

 Male

69.5%

93.1%

 Female

30.5%

6.9%

Frequency of use

  

 1 time per wk

12.9%

1%

 2 time per wk

8.1%

3.9%

 3 time per wk

21.0%

32.3%

 4 time per wk

17.7%

6.9%

 5 time per wk

14.5%

49%

 6 time per wk

1.6%

1%

 7 time per wk

24.2%

5.9%

Other supplements*,

  

 Vitamins

4.8%

11.1%

 Creatine

6.4%

24.4%

 Amino acids

25.9%

57.9%

 Creatine + Amino acids

48.4%

2.2%

 Vitamins + Amino acids

1.6%

2.2%

 Creatine + Vitamins + Amino acids

12.9%

2.2%

  1. *Other supplements in association with protein supplements.
  2. One subject from a suburb area has declared the use of anabolic steroids.