Table 2.

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).010.42 (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).011.27 (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.