Table 2.
Perception among participants regarding diagnostic methods and special tests.
| Diagnostic methods | Special tests | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEXA | SPA DPA |
QUS | Symptoms and signs | Fragile fracture history | Biochemical indicators | Vit D | BTMs | ||
| Pre-edu | N | 101 | 249 | 142 | 388 | 219 | 51 | 129 | 34 |
| Percent | 15.5% | 38.1% | 21.7% | 59.4% | 33.5% | 7.8% | 19.8% | 5.2% | |
| After-edu | N | 146 | 223 | 289 | 392 | 421 | 102 | 511 | 48 |
| Percent | 20.60% | 37.50% | 40.80% | 55.30% | 59.40% | 14.4% | 72.1% | 6.8% | |
| χ 2 | 6.015 | 1.696 | 56.825 | 2.368 | 91.131 | 14.743 | 373.532 | 1.468 | |
| P value | 0.014 | 0.080 | 0.000 | 0.124 | ≤0.001 | ≤0.001 | ≤0.001 | 0.226 | |
Pre-edu: pre-education; after-edu: after education; DEXA: dual-energy X-ray; SPA/DPA: single/dual photo absorptiometry; UBS: ultrasound bone sonometer; BTMs: bone turnover markers; Vit D: vitamin D. P < 0.05 is statistically significant.