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Glucosamine/Chondroitin and Mortality in a US NHANES Cohort

Dana E. King and Jun Xiang
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2020, 33 (6) 842-847; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2020.06.200110
Dana E. King
From the Department of Family Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown.
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Jun Xiang
From the Department of Family Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown.
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    Probability of survival from cardiovascular mortality in 40 years or older NHANES 1999 to 2010 participants.

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    Demographical Characteristics of 40 Years or Older NHANES 1999–2010 Participants by Glucosamine/Chondroitin Use of 1 Year or Longer (n = 16,686)

    CharacteristicsGlucosamine/Chondroitin User (n = 658), % (95% CI)Glucosamine/Chondroitin Nonuser (n = 16,028), % (95% CI)P-Value*
    Age (years)
     40 to 4916.7 (12.0 to 21.3)38.2 (36.6 to 39.7)<.0001†
     50 to 5929.6 (24.9 to 34.3)28.9 (27.7 to 30.0)
     60 to 6929.3 (24.7 to 33.9)17.2 (16.5 to 18.0)
     ≥7024.5 (21.4 to 27.6)15.7 (14.9 to 16.6)
    Sex
     Male42.7 (38.5 to 46.9)46.1 (45.2 to 46.9).13
     Female57.3 (53.1 to 61.5)53.9 (53.1 to 54.8)
    Race
     Non-Hispanic White90.8 (88.3 to 93.3)74.8 (72.3 to 77.2)<.0001†
     Non-Hispanic Black2.1 (1.3-3.1)10.4 (9.0 to 11.8)
     Hispanic3.2 (1.9-4.4)10.1 (8.3 to 11.9)
     Other3.8 (1.8-5.8)4.7 (4.0 to 5.3)
    Body mass index
     Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2)1.4 (0.03-2.8)1.4 (1.2-1.7).93
     Normal (18.5 to 24.9 kg/m2)26.9 (22.4 to 31.5)27.7 (26.5 to 28.8)
     Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2)37.8 (33.3 to 42.3)36.1 (35.0 to 37.2)
     Obese (≥30 kg/m2)33.8 (29.2 to 38.4)34.8 (33.6 to 36.0)
    Education
     ≥high school92.1 (89.6 to 94.6)80.3 (79.1 to 81.5)<.0001†
     <high school7.9 (5.4 to 10.4)19.7 (18.5 to 20.9)
    Smoking
     Current smoker6.2 (3.4 to 9.0)20.3 (19.2 to 21.4)<.0001†
     Non-smoker93.8 (91.0 to 96.6)79.7 (78.6 to 80.8)
    Physical activity
     ≥150 minutes/week59.0 (54.1 to 63.8)44.5 (42.7 to 46.3)<.0001†
     <150 minutes/week41.0 (36.2 to 45.9)55.5 (53.7 to 57.3)
    • ↵*P-value was estimated from χ2 analysis.

    • ↵†P < .001.

    • CI, confidence interval; NHANES, The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

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    Unadjusted and Adjusted Hazard Ratio for All Causes of Mortality and Cardiovascular Mortality (n = 16,686)

    ModelsAll-Cause Mortality (n = 3366)CVD Mortality (n = 674)
    HR (95% CI)P-Value*HR (95% CI)P-Value*
    Unadjusted
     Glucosamine/chondroitin
      User0.88 (0.70 to 1.11).270.51 (0.28 to 0.92).03†
      Non-user——
     Age adjusted
     Glucosamine/chondroitin
      User0.61 (0.49 to 0.77)<.0001§0.35 (0.20 to 0.61).0004§
      Non-user——
     Age, years
      40 to 49——
      50 to 591.96 (1.55 to 2.48)<.0001§1.80 (1.02 to 3.15).04†
      60 to 694.38 (3.73 to 5.15)<.0001§4.98 (2.98 to 8.32)<.0001§
      70+15.29 (13.18 to 17.74)<.0001§17.55 (11.54 to 26.69)<.0001§
    Multivariable adjusted
     Glucosamine/chondroitin
     User0.73 (0.57 to 0.93).01†0.42 (0.23 to 0.75).004‡
     Non-user——
     Age, years
      40 to 49——
      50 to 592.01 (1.60 to 2.53)<.0001§1.90 (1.12 to 3.24).02†
      60 to 694.71 (4.03 to 5.50)<.0001§5.49 (3.37 to 8.96)<.0001§
      70+17.53 (15.18 to 20.25)<.0001§20.57 (13.97 to 30.29)<.0001§
     Sex
      Male——
      Female0.69 (0.63 to 0.75)<.0001§0.51 (0.42 to 0.60)<.0001§
     Race
      Non-Hispanic White——
      Non-Hispanic Black1.15 (1.03 to 1.29).01†1.27 (1.0 to 1.60).04†
      Hispanic0.87 (0.74 to 1.02).080.88 (0.60 to 1.28).49
      Other0.84 (0.62 to 1.12).230.94 (0.43 to 2.04).87
     Education
      ≥High school——
      <High school1.30 (1.17 to 1.45)<.0001§.007‡
     Smoking status
      Current smoker1.98 (1.78 to 2.20)<.0001§1.61 (1.23 to 2.10).0007§
      Non-smoker——
     Physical activity
      ≥150 minutes/week0.64 (0.59 to 0.70)<.0001§0.58 (0.46 to 0.73)<.0001§
      <150 minutes/week——
    • CVD, cardiovascular disease; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.

    • *P-value was estimated from Cox proportional hazards models. †P < .05, ‡P < .01, §P < .001.

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