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Scottish Health Survey 2017 - volume one: main report
Presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2017, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.
Table 6.5 Adult consumption of vitamin or mineral supplements (age-standardised), 2017, by area deprivation and sex
| Aged 16 and over | 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumption of vitamin or mineral supplements | Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation | ||||
| 5th (Least deprived) | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st (Most deprived) | |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Men | |||||
| Taking any supplement | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 18 |
| Taking supplement containing vitamin D | 17 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
| No supplements taken | 73 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 82 |
| Women | |||||
| Taking any supplement | 40 | 35 | 42 | 28 | 28 |
| Taking supplement containing vitamin D | 30 | 22 | 29 | 18 | 18 |
| No supplements taken | 60 | 65 | 58 | 72 | 72 |
| All adults | |||||
| Taking any supplement | 34 | 30 | 33 | 25 | 24 |
| Taking supplement containing vitamin D | 23 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 15 |
| No supplements taken | 66 | 70 | 67 | 75 | 76 |
| Bases (weighted): | |||||
| Men | 376 | 380 | 358 | 370 | 292 |
| Women | 403 | 371 | 389 | 379 | 377 |
| All adults | 779 | 751 | 747 | 749 | 669 |
| Bases (unweighted): | |||||
| Men | 312 | 375 | 361 | 313 | 236 |
| Women | 411 | 456 | 466 | 397 | 369 |
| All adults | 723 | 831 | 827 | 710 | 605 |
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