Table 2. Health status characteristics of people aged 45 years and older by glucosamine use.
| Use of Glucosamine | |||||
| Health Status Characteristics* | Yes | No | |||
| (n = 58,630) | (n = 208,214) | ||||
| % | (95% C.I.) | % | (95% C.I.) | ||
| Smoking Status | Current smoker | 3.9 | (3.7, 4.1) | 8.2 | (8.1, 8.3) |
| Former smoker | 36.4 | (36.0, 36.8) | 35.5 | (35.3, 35.7) | |
| Never smoked | 59.6 | (59.2, 60.0) | 56.3 | (59.4, 59.8) | |
| Alcohol | 0–6 drinksper week | 62.1 | (61.7, 62.5) | 62.4 | (62.2, 62.6) |
| Consumption | 7–13 drinksper week | 19.9 | (19.6, 20.2) | 18.6 | (18.4, 18.8) |
| 14–20 drinksper week | 11.3 | (11.0, 11.6) | 11.0 | (10.9, 11.1) | |
| ≥21 drinksper week | 6.7 | (6.5, 6.9) | 7.9 | (7.8, 8.0) | |
| Overall Health | Excellent | 14.0 | (13.7, 14.3) | 15.4 | (15.2, 15.6) |
| Very Good | 38.6 | (38.2, 39.0) | 36.4 | (36.2, 36.6) | |
| Good | 34.8 | (34.4, 35.2) | 33.5 | (33.3, 33.7) | |
| Fair | 11.1 | (10.8, 11.4) | 12.3 | (12.2, 12.4) | |
| Poor | 1.5 | (1.4, 1.6) | 2.4 | (2.3, 2.5) | |
| Overall Quality | Excellent | 23.7 | (23.4, 24.0) | 23.7 | (23.5, 23.9) |
| Of Life | Very Good | 38.8 | (38.4, 39.2) | 36.9 | (36.7, 37.1) |
| Good | 28.3 | (27.9, 28.7) | 28.3 | (28.1, 28.5) | |
| Fair | 8.0 | (7.8, 8.2) | 9.2 | (9.1, 9.3) | |
| Poor | 1.2 | (1.1, 1.3) | 1.9 | (1.8, 2.0) | |
| Osteoarthritis | Yes | 16.6 | (16.3, 16.9) | 5.7 | (5.6, 5.8) |
| No | 83.4 | (83.1, 83.7) | 94.3 | (94.2, 94.4) | |
| Osteoporosis | Yes | 7.8 | (7.6, 8.0) | 5.2 | (5.1, 5.3) |
| No | 92.2 | (92.0, 92.4) | 94.8 | (94.7, 94.9) | |
| Asthma | Yes | 5.3 | (5.1, 5.5) | 4.6 | (4.5, 4.7) |
| No | 94.7 | (94.5, 94.9) | 95.4 | (95.3, 95.5) | |
| Cancer | Yes | 2.4 | (2.3, 2.5) | 2.9 | (2.8, 3.0) |
| No | 97.6 | (97.5, 97.7) | 97.1 | (97.0, 97.2) | |
| High Blood | Yes | 26.4 | (26.0, 26.8) | 23.8 | (23.6, 24.0) |
| Pressure | No | 73.6 | (73.2, 74.0) | 76.2 | (76.0, 76.4) |
| High Cholesterol | Yes | 16.6 | (16.3, 16.9) | 14.8 | (14.6, 15.0) |
| No | 83.4 | (83.1, 83.7) | 85.2 | (85.0, 85.4) | |
| Heart Attack or | Yes | 2.3 | (2.2, 2.4) | 2.7 | (2.6, 2.8) |
| Angina | No | 97.7 | (97.6, 97.8) | 97.3 | (97.2, 97.4) |
| Other Heart | Yes | 2.6 | (2.5, 2.7) | 2.8 | (2.7, 2.9) |
| Disease | No | 97.4 | (97.3, 97.5) | 97.2 | (97.1, 97.3) |
| Thyroid | Yes | 6.0 | (5.8, 6.2) | 4.7 | (4.6, 4.8) |
| Problems | No | 94.0 | (93.8, 94.2) | 95.3 | (95.2, 95.4) |
| Anxiety | Yes | 4.2 | (4.0, 4.4) | 4.3 | (4.2, 4.4) |
| No | 95.8 | (95.6, 96.0) | 95.7 | (95.6, 95.8) | |
| Depression | Yes | 6.6 | (6.4, 6.8) | 6.9 | (6.8, 7.0) |
| No | 93.4 | (93.2, 93.6) | 93.1 | (93.0, 93.2) | |
*
all characteristics were significantly associated with use of glucosamine (p<0.001), with the exception of anxiety (p = 0.3856) and depression (p = 0.0178).