Table 1 Characteristics of the chondroitin sulphate and glucosamine users in controls.
Characteristic | Nonusersa | Users | P-valueb | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
Age (years) | |||||
26–65 | 2066 | (53.4) | 39 | (48.8) | |
65–85 | 1804 | (46.6) | 41 | (51.3) | 0.41 |
Sex | |||||
Female | 1886 | (48.7) | 46 | (57.5) | |
Male | 1984 | (51.3) | 34 | (42.5) | 0.12 |
Smoking | |||||
Non-smoker | 1721 | (44.5) | 42 | (52.5) | |
Former/Current smoker | 2149 | (55.5) | 38 | (47.5) | 0.15 |
Alcohol | |||||
Low consumption | 3315 | (85.7) | 66 | (82.5) | |
High consumption | 555 | (14.3) | 14 | (17.5) | 0.43 |
BMI at 45-year age | |||||
<25kg/m2 | 2225 | (57.5) | 54 | (67.5) | |
≥25kg/m2 | 1645 | (42.5) | 26 | (32.5) | 0.80 |
Physical activity in leisure time | |||||
No | 1623 | (41.9) | 26 | (32.5) | |
Yes | 2247 | (58.1) | 54 | (67.5) | 0.09 |
Vegetables | |||||
≤200g/day | 2564 | (66.3) | 54 | (67.5) | |
>200g/day | 1306 | (33.8) | 26 | (32.5) | 0.81 |
Red meat | |||||
≤65g/day | 2269 | (58.6) | 52 | (65.0) | |
>65g/day | 1601 | (41.4) | 28 | (35.0) | 0.25 |
ASA | |||||
Nonuser/sporadically use | 3386 | (87.5) | 66 | (57.5) | |
Regular use in the last year | 484 | (12.5) | 14 | (17.5) | 0.19 |
Non-ASA NSAIDs | |||||
Nonuser/sporadically use | 3200 | (82.7) | 11 | (13.8) | |
Regular use in the last year | 670 | (17.3) | 69 | (86.3) | <0.0001 |
