Table 1. Characteristics of participants randomized in the crossover trial of glucosamine and chondroitin at baseline (n = 18).
| Men (n = 9) | Women (n = 9) | |
|---|---|---|
| Personal characteristics 1 | ||
| Age (y) | 40 (8.0) | 38 (8.8) |
| BMI (kg/m 2 ) | 27 (2.8) | 29 (2.4) |
| Body fat (%) 2 | 32 (4.6) | 39 (4.1) |
| Inflammation biomarkers 3 | ||
| CRP mg/l | 1.18 (1.3) | 0.77 (1.1) |
| IL-6 pg/ml | 1.19 (0.9) | 0.52 (0.2) |
| sTNFRI pg/ml | 1119 (287) | 654 (398) |
| sTNFRII pg/ml | 5832 (1280) | 5398 (620) |
| PGE-M (ng/mg creatinine) | 8.32 (4.7) | 3.83 (1.3) |
| F2-isoprostane (ng/mg creatinine) | 1.00 (0.4) | 1.13 (0.4) |
1Mean (SD)
2Measured by Dual X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA)
3Geometric mean (geometric SD)