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Table 3 Conventional medication use among participants with radiographic-confirmed knee osteoarthritis by race (N = 2583)

From: Racial differences in symptom management approaches among persons with radiographic knee osteoarthritis

Category

African Americans

Caucasian Americans

 

(n = 508)

(n = 2075)

 

percentage

Acetaminophen

17.9

9.5

Over-the-counter NSAIDs

28.0

19.5

Prescription NSAIDs

10.2

7.0

COX-2 inhibitors

5.7

9.3

Opioids

3.9

2.6

Knee injection

4.7

3.5

 Corticosteroid

4.1

2.4

 Hyaluronic Acid

0.6

1.3

Doxycycline

0.6

0.3