Table 5.
Level of knowledge according to demographics and disease history
Knowledge level | P-value | |||
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Very good | Good | Moderate/low | ||
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(n = 29) | (n = 44) | (n = 20) | ||
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Age (years) | ||||
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(mean ± SD) | 62.10 ± 10.77 | 64.07 ± 8.91 | 63.60 ± 11.86 | 0.718 |
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Age group | ||||
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≤ 60 years | 11 (36.7%) | 12 (40.0%) | 7 (23.3%) | 0.608 |
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>60 years | 18 (28.6%) | 32 (50.8%) | 13 (20.6%) | |
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Gender | ||||
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Male | 4 (57.1%) | 1 (14.3%) | 2 (28.6%) | 0.380 |
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Female | 25 (29.1%) | 43 (50.0%) | 18 (20.9%) | |
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Marital status | ||||
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Single | 4 (66.7%) | – | 2 (33.3%) | 0.663 |
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Married | 23 (28.7%) | 41 (51.2%) | 16 (20.0%) | |
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Widowed | 2 (40.0%) | 2 (40.0%) | 1 (20.0%) | |
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Divorced | – | 1 (50.0%) | 1 (50.0%) | |
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Education | ||||
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None | 2 (10.5%) | 11 (57.9%) | 6 (31.6%) | 0.009 |
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Elementary/intermediate | 7 (12.5%) | 11 (56.3%) | 7 (28.0%) | |
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High school | 2 (28.0%) | 9 (44.0%) | 5 (31.3%) | |
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University/graduate | 18 (54.5%) | 13 (39.4%) | 2 (6.1%) | |
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Years since osteoporosis diagnosis | ||||
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0–3 years | 3 (18.8%) | 7 (43.8%) | 6 (37.5%) | 0.575 |
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3–5 years | 8 (28.6%) | 16 (57.1%) | 4 (14.3%) | |
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More than 5 years | 18 (36.7%) | 21 (42.9%) | 10 (20.4%) | |
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History of fractures | ||||
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Yes | 11 (36.7%) | 13 (43.3%) | 6 (20.0%) | 0.733 |
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No | 18 (28.6%) | 31 (49.2%) | 14 (22.2%) | |
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Family history of osteoporosis | ||||
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Yes | 10 (34.5%) | 13 (43.3%) | 7 (23.3%) | 0.868 |
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No | 19 (65.5%) | 31 (49.2%) | 13 (20.6%) | |
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