Table 2.

Basic characteristic.

Described parameter		The group of women with osteoporosis	The group of healthy women
Age (x̄ ± sd) [years]		63 ± 1.8	62 ± 1.9
Height (x̄ ± sd) [m]		1.59 ± 0.05	1.6 ± 0.05
Weigh (x̄ ± sd) [kg]		71.62 ± 14.85	72.75 ± 11.81
BMI (x̄ ± sd) [kg/m2]		28.01 ± 5.57	28.46 ± 4.74
Marital status ( %, N)	Married	63.7% N = 86	85.8% N = 109
	Widow	23.7% N = 32	8.7% N = 11
	Divorcee	9.6% N = 13	4.7% N = 6
	Single	2.9% N = 4	0.8% N = 1
Place of residence	City	92.6% N = 125	77.2% N = 98
	Village	7.4% N = 10	22.8% N = 29
Education	Primary education	4.4% N = 6	6.3% N = 8
	Vocational education	11,1% N = 15	4.7% N = 6
	Secondary education	45.9% N = 62	33.8% N = 43
	Higher education	38.5% N = 52	55.1% N = 70