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Table 3 Characteristics of dietary supplement products identified in the advertisements

From: Evaluation of dietary supplement advertisements in popular Spanish, Chinese, and Korean media outlets: a cross sectional study

Language

Total number of unique DS products

Single ingredient (%)a

Containing a herbal ingredient (%)

Manufacturer located in the US (%)b

English

7

2 (28.6)

1 (14.2)

7 (100.0)

Spanish

7

0 (0)

2 (66.7)

4 (66.7)

Chinese

76

15 (19.7)

58 (82.9)

21 (36.2)

Korean

57

20 (35.7)

42 (84.0)

19 (33.3)

  1. Abbreviations: DS dietary supplement, US United States
  2. aIngredients were unidentifiable in 4, 7, and 2 dietary supplement products advertised in Spanish, Chinese, and Korean media outlets, respectively
  3. bThe location of the manufacturer of 1 and 18 dietary supplement products advertised in Spanish and Chinese media outlets was unidentifiable