Table 1.
Distribution of descriptive characteristics for each of the girls and women who sustained a femoral fracture and their families (n = 14).
| Characteristics | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Mutation type | C-terminal deletion | 2 (14%) |
| Early truncating | 1 (7%) | |
| Large deletion | 1 (7%) | |
| p.Arg168* | 1 (7%) | |
| p.Arg255* | 1 (7%) | |
| p.Arg270* | 1 (7%) | |
| p.Arg294* | 2 (14%) | |
| p.Thr158Met | 1 (7%) | |
| Other | 3 (21%) | |
| Negative | 1 (7%) | |
| Residence at time of fracture | Parental home | 9 (64%) |
| Grandparent home | 1 (7%) | |
| Foster home | 1 (7%) | |
| Group home | 3 (21%) | |
| Remoteness Area (ARIA classificationa) | Major city of Australia | 11 (79%) |
| Inner regional Australia | 3 (21 %) | |
| Outer regional Australia | – | |
| Remote or very remote Australia | – | |
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| Age group at time of fracture | 0–7 years | 3 (21%) |
| 7–12 years | 5 (36%) | |
| 13–18 years | 2 (14%) | |
| >18 years | 4 (29%) | |
| Mobility level | Independent walking | 3 (21%) |
| Walking with assistance | 4 (29%) | |
| Wheelchair dependent | 7 (50%) | |
| Previous fracture | Yes | 4 (29%) |
| No | 10 (71%) | |
| Pubertal status | Pre-menarche | 10 (71%) |
| Post-menarche | 4 (29%) | |
| Caregiver’s highest achieved education | University degree | 6 (43%) |
| Vocational qualification | 4 (29%) | |
| High school year 12 | 1 (7%) | |
| Some high school | 3 (21%) | |
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accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia