Nutraceutical Use among Patients with Chronic Disease Attending Outpatient Clinics in a Tertiary Hospital

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Chronic disease</td><td class="align_center"><i>n</i> (<i>N</i> = 61)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Hypertension</td><td class="align_center">27</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Diabetes mellitus</td><td class="align_center">21</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Dyslipidaemia</td><td class="align_center">15</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Cancer</td><td class="align_center">8</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Chronic kidney disease</td><td class="align_center">7</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Stroke</td><td class="align_center">4</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Heart failure</td><td class="align_center">3</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Gout</td><td class="align_center">3</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Ischaemic heart disease</td><td class="align_center">2</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Osteoarthritis/osteoporosis</td><td class="align_center">2</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease</td><td class="align_center">2</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Others</td><td class="align_center">6</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Chronic diseases diagnosed among nutraceutical users.</div>

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Table 4: Nutraceutical Use among Patients with Chronic Disease Attending Outpatient Clinics in a Tertiary Hospital 