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. 2016 Jun 29;11(6):e0158365. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158365

Table 2. Women’s clinical characteristics (n = 37).

Declared clinical characteristics N
Fracture
With fracture 16
- Age 50–69 8 (5 multi-fractured)
- Age ≥ 70 8 (5 multi-fractured)
Sites of fracture
Single fracture 6
- Hip 3
- Wrist 1
- Vertebra 2
Multi-fractured 10
- Hip + other sites (foot, elbow, vertebra, hip, humerus, ankle) 4
- Other sites (wrist, elbow, rib, malleolus, humerus, ankle, kneecap, coccyx, toes) 6
Other diseases declared 25
Primary risk factors 2
- Anorexia (prior to osteoporosis)
Secondary risk factors
- Asthma 3
- Cancer 5
- Uterus 1
- Breast 4
Unrelated to osteoporosis
- osteoarthrosis 17
- Hypercholesterolemia 4
- Hypertension 1
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 1
- Stroke 2
- Scoliosis 1
- Gammopathy + Meniere’s disease + heart problems 1
- Hypothyroidism 1