Use of Complementary Health Approaches Among Children Aged 4–17 Years in the United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2007–2012

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Table 3

Frequencies and age-adjusted percentages of children aged 4–17 years who used selected types of nonvitamin, nonmineral dietary supplements for health reasons in the past 30 days, by type of product used: United States, 2007 and 2012

	Used selected nonvitamin, nonmineral dietary supplements^¹
	2007		2012
Nonvitamin, nonmineral dietary supplements	Number (in thousands)	Age- adjusted percent^² (standard error)	Number (in thousands)	Age- adjusted percent^² (standard error)	p value
Fish oil^³	394	0.7 (0.17)	664	1.1 (0.13)	^{^†}
Melatonin	^{^‡}87	^{^‡}0.1 (0.05)	419	0.7 (0.11)	^{^§}
Probiotics or prebiotics	^{^†}	^{^‡}0.3 (0.15)	294	0.5 (0.09)	^{^†}
Echinacea	434	0.8 (0.13)	205	0.4 (0.08)	^{^§}
Garlic supplements	^{^‡}78	^{^‡}0.1 (0.04)	^{^‡}80	^{^‡}0.1 (0.04)	^{^†}
Combination herb pill	^{^‡}290	^{^‡}0.5 (0.15)	^{^‡}68	^{^‡}0.1 (0.04)	^{^¶}
Ginseng	^{^‡}	^{^‡}	^{^‡}63	^{^‡}0.1 (0.05)	^{^†}
Cranberry (pills, capsules)	^{^‡}33	^{^‡}0.1 (0.03)	^{^‡}31	^{^‡}0.1 (0.02)	^{^†}
Glucosamine or chondroitin	^{^‡}	^{^‡}	^{^‡}42	^{^‡}0.1 (0.03)	^{^†}

^†Difference is not statistically significant.

^‡Estimates are considered unreliable. Data have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not shown have an RSE greater than 50%.

^§p value less than 0.01.

^¶p value less than 0.05.

¹Respondents may have used more than one nonvitamin, nonmineral dietary supplement.

²The denominator used in the calculation of percentages was all sample children.

³In 2007, fish oil was described as fish oil or omega-3 or DHA fatty acid. In 2012, fish oil was described as fish oil or omega-3 or DHA or EPA fatty acid.

NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Estimates were age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using two age groups: 4–11 and 12–17.

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2007, 2012.