Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the case and control subjects
From: Validation of the osteoporosis quality of life questionnaire QUALEFFO-41 for the Serbian population
|  | Cases (n = 50) | Controls (n = 50) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age mean in years (SD) | 71.84 (8.57) | 63.02 (7.49) | p < 0.001 |
Mean age of menopause onset (SD) | 47.10 (5.13) | 47.02 (5.36) | 0.93 |
Duration of menopause in years (SD) | 24.74 (8.98) | 16.00 (9.62) | p < 0.001 |
BMI mean (kg/m2) (SD) | 25.14 (4.53) | 25.71 (3.76) | 0.50 |
Employment status (N, (%)) | Â | Â | 0.01 |
Working | 1 (2.00) | 7 (14.00) | Â |
Not working | 5 (10.00) | 10 (20.00) | Â |
Medical leave of absence | 2 (4.00) | 0 (0.00) | Â |
Retired | 42 (84.00) | 33 (66.00) | Â |
Education level (N, (%)) | Â | Â | 0.62 |
No formal education | 0 (0.00) | 2 (4.00) | Â |
Primary | 18 (36.73) | 15 (30.00) | Â |
Secondary | 11 (22.45) | 22 (44.00) | Â |
Master degree | 18 (36.73) | 10 (20.00) | Â |
Postgraduate | 2 (4.08) | 1 (2.00) | Â |
Marital status (N, (%)) |  |  | p < 0.001 |
Married | 18 (36.00) | 38 (76.00) | Â |
Single (including divorced) | 8 (16.00) | 3 (6.00) | Â |
Widowed | 24 (48.00) | 9 (18.00) | Â |