Table 1.
Characteristics of participants (n = 467).
Characteristic | Mean (SD) or % |
Age | 37.8 (5.4) |
Height | 163.1 (6.4) |
Weight | 69.6 (13.6) |
BMI | 26.1 (4.8) |
Education level, % | |
Grade ten or less | 33 |
Completed grade 12 | 21 |
University or other tertiary institution | 45 |
Main financial provider unemployed, % | 6 |
Number of children, median, (range) | 2, (0–5) |
Family history osteoporosis, % | 17 |
Family history of fracture, % | 62 |
History of fracture, % | 29 |
Currently smoking, % | 17 |
Ever smoked, % | 49 |
Married or de facto, % | 72 |