Table 3 History of side effects from medications, routine usage of medications/supplements, and ‘excessive threshold’
Mean (SD) | t value/F value | Effect size | Observed power(1-β) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
History of side effects [n (%)] | Yes [207 (22.2)] | No [727 (77.8)] | |||||
Tablets | 4.33 (1.85) | 4.18 (1.56) | 1.461 | - | - | ||
Types of medications | 4.11 (1.34) | 3.96 (1.22) | 1.114 | - | - | ||
Routine usage of prescription medicine [n (%)] | Yes [163 (17.5)] | No [771 (82.5)] | |||||
Tablets | 4.47 (1.66) | 4.16 (1.62) | 2.198* | d = 0.19 | 0.60 | ||
Types of medications | 4.31 (1.25) | 3.93 (1.24) | 3.542*** | d = 0.31 | 0.95 | ||
Routine usage of over-the-counter drugs [n (%)] | Yes [23 (2.5)] | Only when unwell [608 (65.1)] | No [303 (32.4)] | ||||
Tablets | 4.89 (2.02) | 4.2 (1.44) | 4.18 (1.93) | 0.307 | - | - | |
Types of medications | 4.02 (0.91) | 4.02 (1.27) | 3.95 (1.23) | 2.051 | - | - | |
Routine usage of supplements [n (%)] | Yes [124 (13.3)] | Only when unwell [125 (13.4)] | No [685 (73.3)] | ||||
Tablets | 4.96 (2.63)a, b | 4.17 (1.51)a | 4.09 (1.36)b | 6.583** | f = 0.18 | 1 | |
Types of medications | 4.22 (1.26)c | 4.15 (1.55) | 3.93 (1.18)c | 3.615* | f = 0.09 | 0.71 | |