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Table 1 Patients' sociodemographic and clinical characteristics according to the presence of vertebral fracture

From: The ECOS-16 questionnaire for the evaluation of health related quality of life in post-menopausal women with osteoporosis

 

With vertebral fracture

Without vertebral fracture

Total

Age

   

   ≤ 65 years

42 (32.8%)

92 (51.4%)

134 (43.6%)

   > 65 years

86 (67.2%)

87 (48.6%)

173 (56.4%)

   Total

128 (100.0%)

179 (100.0%)

307 (100.0%)

Education level

   

   No formal education

35 (28.2%)

46 (25.7%)

81 (26.7%)

   Primary school

78 (62.9%)

101 (56.4%)

179 (59.1%)

   Secondary school

11 (8.9%)

27 (15.1%)

38 (12.5%)

   University

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5 (2.8%)

5 (1.7%)

   Total

124 (100.0%)

179 (100.0%)

303 (100.0%)

BMI

   

   ≤ 30

94 (73,4%)

153 (83,6%)

247 (79,4%)

   > 30

34 (26,6%)

30 (16,4%)

64 (20,6%)

   Total

128 (100,0%)

183 (100,0%)

311 (100,0%)

Years with menopause

   

   ≤ 20 years

59 (46.8%)

115 (65.3%)

174 (57.6%)

   > 20 years

67 (53.2%)

61 (34.7%)

128 (42.4%)

   Total

126 (100.0%)

176 (100.0%)

302 (100.0%)

Non-vertebral fractures

   

   Presence

24 (18.7%)

21 (11.4%)

45 (14.4%)

   Absence

104 (81.3%)

163 (88.6%)

267 (85.6%)

   Total

128 (100.0%)

184 (100.0%)

312 (100.0%)

Concomitant diseases

   

   Presence

81 (62.8%)

144 (79.1%)

225 (72.3%)

   Absence

48 (37.2%)

38 (20.9%)

86 (27.7%)

   Total

129 (100.0%)

182 (100.0%)

311 (100.0%)

Received treatment In the previous year

   

   Yes

92 (70.2%)

71 (38.4%)

163 (51.6%)

   No

39 (29.8%)

114 (61.6%)

153 (48.4%)

   Total

131 (100.0%)

185 (100.0%)

316 (100.0%)

  1. p < 0.05 p < 0.007