The other such conditions are:

• angina (VITYANGINA)

• anxiety or depression (VITYANXDEP)

• arthritis, lupus, or fibromyalgia (VITYARTHLF)

• asthma (VITYASTH)

• back pain or problem (VITYBACPAIN)

• birth defect (VITYBIRTHD)

• bowel problems and constipation (VITYBOWL)

• cancer (VITYCANC)

• cataracts (VITYCATAR)

• chronic bronchitis (VITYCBRON

• cholesterol (VITYCHOL)

• head or chest cold (VITYCOLD)

• congestive heart failure (VITYCONGHF)

• coronary heart disease (VITYCORON)

• other nerve damage, including carpal tunnel syndrome (VITYCTS)

• benign tumors or cysts (VITYCYST)

• dental pain (VITYDENPAIN)

• diabetes (VITYDIAB)

• diabetic retinopathy (VITYDIABRET)

• emphysema (VITYEMPH)

• allergy to food (VITYFALL)

• fracture, bone or joint injury (VITYFRACT)

• glaucoma (VITYGLAUC)

• gynecologic problem (VITYGYN)

• heart attack (VITYHATT)

• hay fever (VITYHAY)

• hearing problem (VITYHEAR)

• hernia (VITYHERN)

• hypertension (VITYHYPER)

• insomnia (VITYINSOM)

• stomach or intestinal illness (VITYINTEST)

• irregular heartbeat (VITYIRRH)

• jaw pain (VITYJAWPAIN)

• joint pain or stiffness/other joint condition (VITYJNTPAIN)

• weak or failing kidneys (VITYKIDNEY)

• poor circulation in legs (VITYLCIRC)

• liver problem (VITYLIVER)

• macular degeneration (VITYMACD)

• allergy to medication (VITYMALL)

• menopause (VITYMENOP)

• menstrual problems (VITYMENST)

• migraine or severe headache (VITYMIG)

• missing limbs (fingers, toes, digits), amputee (VITYMLIMB)

• multiple sclerosis (VITYMSCLER)

• neck pain or problem (VITYNECPAIN)

• neuropathy (VITYNEUROP)

• circulation problems (other than in the legs) (VITYNLCIRC)

• other developmental problem (VITYODD)

• other heart condition or disease (VITYOHART)

• other injury (VITYOINJ)

• knee problems (not arthritis, not joint injury) (VITYOKNEE)

• other lung or breathing problem (VITYTOLUNG)

• osteoporosis, tendinitis (VITYOSTEO)

• Parkinson's (VITYPARK)

• polio (myelitis), paralysis, para/quadriplegia (VITYPOLIO)

• prostate trouble or impotence (VITYPROST)

• recurring pain (VITYRECPAIN)

• mental retardation (VITYRET)

• seizures (VITYSEIZ)

• senility (VITYSENILE)

• sinusitis (VITYSINUS)

• skin problems (VITYSKINA)

• sprain or strain (VITYSPRAIN)

• stroke (VITYSTROKE)

• thyroid problem (VITYTHYR)

• ulcer (VITYULCER)

• urinary problem (VITYURIN)

• varicose veins, hemorrhoids (VITYVEIN)

• vision problem (VITYVISION)

• weight problem (VITYWEIGHT)

• other (VITYOTH1, VITYOTH2, VITYOTH3)

Sample adults were also asked about their use of natural herbs in the past year to treat specific conditions (HERYTREAT), including excessive sleepiness during the day (HERYESLEEPY).

For more information about the full range of variables related to the use of high dose or megavitamin therapy in the past year, including the list of all the specific vitamins recognized in the 2002 NHIS, see VITYR.