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. 2013 Feb 14;13:7. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-13-7

Table 2.

Rates of BMD measurement, osteoporosis diagnosis, and osteoporosis medication

  BMD measurement (N=1,122)
Osteoporosis diagnosis (N=1,122)
Osteoporosis medication (N=1,122)
% P valuea % P valuea % P valuea
Total
28.2
 
51.5
 
33.0
 
Age
 
<0.001
 
0.009
 
 
 <50
9.8
 
17.1
 
0.0
 
 50-64
30.3
 
51.6
 
22.3
 
 ≥65
28.7
 
53.1
 
35.5
 
Fracture history
 
<0.001
 
<0.001
 
0.53
 Yes (n=174)
38.5
 
65.5
 
36.8
 
 No (n=907)
26.9
 
48.6
 
32.0
 
Payment type
 
<0.001
 
<0.001
 
<0.001
 100% self pay
19.7
 
10.9
 
23.2
 
 Partial self pay with social insurance
25.9
 
21.2
 
40.8
 
 Partial self pay with private insurance
1.4
 
1.4
 
2.2
 
 100% paid by social insurance
7.3
 
3.3
 
8.9
 
 100% paid by private insurance
1.3
 
1.0
 
2.0
 
 Hospital treatment free of charge
3.4
 
2.5
 
3.7
 
 Others
11.2
 
9.6
 
14.4
 
 Unknown insurance 29.7   1.6   4.7  

aP-value for Fisher’s exact test.