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Table 1 Characteristics of participants (n = 467).

From: The design of a valid and reliable questionnaire to measure osteoporosis knowledge in women: the Osteoporosis Knowledge Assessment Tool (OKAT)

Characteristic

Mean (SD) or %

Age

37.8 (5.4)

Height

163.1 (6.4)

Weight

69.6 (13.6)

BMI

26.1 (4.8)

Education level, %

 

   Grade ten or less

33

   Completed grade 12

21

   University or other tertiary institution

45

Main financial provider unemployed, %

6

Number of children, median, (range)

2, (0–5)

Family history osteoporosis, %

17

Family history of fracture, %

62

History of fracture, %

29

Currently smoking, %

17

Ever smoked, %

49

Married or de facto, %

72