Persons who reported using a first vitamin supplement to treat a specific disease or health problem were asked follow-up questions about combining the vitamin supplement with conventional medical treatment:

• Got no conventional treatment for 1st vitamin supplement condition treated (VIT1TNOCONV)

• Got counseling for 1st vitamin supplement condition treated (VIT1TCOUN)

• Got nonprescription meds for 1st vitamin supplement condition treated (VIT1TNPMED)

• Got prescription meds for 1st vitamin supplement condition treated (VIT1TPMED)

• Got physical therapy for 1st vitamin supplement condition treated (VIT1TPT)

• Got surgery for 1st vitamin supplement condition treated (VIT1TSURG)

Persons who had used their first vitamin supplement to treat a specific disease or problem were also asked what the condition was. There are 116 variables for specific conditions that respondents could indicate were treated with a vitamin supplement: 57 for adults only, 29 for children only, and 30 for both children and adults.

Sample adults only could indicate that they used a first vitamin supplement to treat:

• excessive alcohol or tobacco use (VIT1TALCTOB)

• angina (VIT1TANGINA)

• back pain or problem (VIT1TBACPAIN)

• bipolar disorder (VIT1TBIPOL)

• birth defect (VIT1TBIRTHD)

• anemia and blood disorders--adults (VIT1TBLOOD)

• chronic bronchitis (VIT1TCBRON)

• cholesterol (VIT1TCHOL)

• coronary heart disease (VIT1TCORON)

• other nerve damage, including carpal tunnel syndrome (VIT1TCTS)

• benign tumors or cysts (VIT1TCYST)

• dementia, including Alzheimer's disease (VIT1TDEMENT)

• dental pain (VIT1TDENPAIN)

• emphysema (VIT1TEMPH)

• excessive sleepiness during the day (VIT1TESLEEPY)

• fibromyalgia (VIT1TFIBRO)

• fracture, bone or joint injury (VIT1TFRACT)

• gout (VIT1TGOUT)

• gynecologic problem (VIT1TGYN)

• heart attack (VIT1THATT)

• hernia (VIT1THERN)

• hypertension (VIT1THYPER)

• inflammatory bowel disease (VIT1TINFB)

• stomach or intestinal illness (VIT1TINTEST)

• irritable bowel (VIT1TIRRB)

• jaw pain (VIT1TJAWPAIN)

• joint pain or stiffness/other joint condition (VIT1TJNTPAIN)

• weak or failing kidneys (VIT1TKIDNEY)

• poor circulation in legs (VIT1TLCIRC)

• liver problem (VIT1TLIVER)

• lupus (VIT1TLUPUS)

• mania or psychosis (VIT1TMANIA)

• memory loss or loss of other cognitive function (VIT1TMEMLOS)

• menopause (VIT1TMENOP)

• missing limbs (fingers, toes or digits), amputee (VIT1TMLIMB)

• neck pain or problem (VIT1TNECPAIN)

• circulation problems (other than in the legs) (VIT1TNLCIRC)

• other allergies--adults (VIT1TOALLA)

• other heart condition or disease (VIT1TOHART)

• other infectious diseases (VIT1TOINF)

• other injury (VIT1TOINJ)

• knee problems (not arthritis, not joint injury) (VIT1TOKNEE)

• osteoporosis, tendinitis (VIT1TOSTEO)

• polio (myelitis), paralysis, para/quadriplegia (VIT1TPOLIO)

• prostate trouble or impotence (VIT1TPROST)

• Rheumatoid arthritis (VIT1TRHEUM)

• schizophrenia (VIT1TSCHIZ)

• senility (VIT1TSENILE)

• skin problems--adults (VIT1TSKINA)

• sprain or strain (VIT1TSPRAIN)

• stress (VIT1TSTRESS)

• stroke (VIT1TSTROKE)

• substance abuse, other than alcohol or tobacco (VIT1TSUBST)

• ulcer (VIT1TULCER)

• varicose veins, hemorrhoids (VIT1TVEIN)

• other condition (VIT1TOTH2, VIT1TOTH3)

Persons responding for sample children could indicate that the child had used a first vitamin supplement to treat:

• abdominal pain (VIT1TABDOM)

• acne (VIT1TACNE)

• anemia -- children (VIT1TANEMC)

• back or neck pain (VIT1TBNPAIN)

• colitis (VIT1TCOLIT)

• congenital heart disease (VIT1TCONGHD)

• Down syndrome (VIT1TDOWN)

• ear infections (VIT1TEARINF)

• eczema or skin allergy (VIT1TECZEM)

• allergy to food (VIT1TFALL)

• fatigue (VIT1TFATIG)

• fever (VIT1TFEVER)

• cystic fibrosis (VIT1TFIBROS)

• incontinence (VIT1TINCON)

• muscular dystrophy (VIT1TMUSCD)

• neurological problems (VIT1TNEUROL)

• other allergies -- children (VIT1TOALLC)

• other heart conditions -- children (VIT1TOHARTC)

• other chronic pain (VIT1TOTHPAIN)

• cerebral palsy (VIT1TPALSY)

• chicken pox (VIT1TPOX)

• respiratory allergy (VIT1TRALL)

• sickle cell anemia (VIT1TSICKL)

• other skin problems--children (VIT1TSKINC)

• non-strep sore throat (VIT1TSORET)

• stammering or stuttering (VIT1TSTAM)

• strep throat or tonsillitis (VIT1TSTREP)

• nausea or vomiting (VIT1TVOMIT)

• warts (VIT1TWART)

For both sample adults and sample children, respondents could indicate use of a first vitamin supplement to treat:

• attention deficit disorder (VIT1TADD)

• anxiety (VIT1TANX)

• arthritis (VIT1TARTH)

• asthma (VIT1TASTH)

• autism (VIT1TAUT)

• cancer (VIT1TCANC)

• head or chest cold (VIT1TCOLD)

• constipation needing medication (VIT1TNCONST)

• depression (VIT1TDEPRES)

• diabetes (VIT1TDIAB)

• influenza or pneumonia (VIT1TFLU)

• gum disease (VIT1TGUM)

• hay fever (VIT1THAY)

• hearing problem (VIT1THEAR)

• insomnia (VIT1TINSOM)

• menstrual problems (VIT1TMENST)

• migraine or severe headache (VIT1TMIG)

• other developmental problem (VIT1TODD)

• other lung or breathing problem (VIT1TOLUNG)

• other musculoskeletal problem (VIT1TOMUSC)

• phobias (VIT1TPHOBIA)

• acid reflux (VIT1TREFLUX)

• regular headaches (VIT1TREGHEAD)

• mental retardation (VIT1TRET)

• seizures (VIT1TSEIZ)

• sinusitis (VIT1TSINUS)

• urinary problem (VIT1TURIN)

• vision problem (VIT1TVISION)

• weight problem (VIT1TWEIGHT)

• other (VIT1TOTH1)

The aforementioned variables indicating which conditions respondents treated via a first vitamin supplement provide a "yes" or "no" response for each condition. Analysts interested in the conditions that a first vitamin supplement was used to treat may wish to consult the following summary variables, as well:

• Condition for which 1st vitamin supplement was taken to treat most (VIT1TCONMOST)

• Condition count for 1st vitamin supplement used to treat a condition (VIT1TCONNO)

Researchers may also be interested in the following related variables:

• Took 2nd vitamin supplement to treat specific health problem (VIT2TREAT)

• Took 1st herbal supplement to treat specific health problem (HER1TREAT)

• Took 2nd herbal supplement to treat specific health problem (HER2TREAT)

• Took 1st vitamin supplement to prevent specific health problem (VIT1PREV)

• Took 2nd vitamin supplement to prevent specific health problem (VIT2PREV

• Took 1st herbal supplement to prevent specific health problem (HER1PREV)

• Took 2nd herbal supplement to prevent specific health problem (HER2PREV)

• Took vitamins or minerals to treat specific health problem, past 12 months (VITYTREAT)

• Took herbal supplements to treat specific health problem, past 12 months (HERYTREAT)