Table 2 Responses of individuals who have had a fragility fracture to questions about their perceptions of osteoporosis and fracture risk (n = 127)
From: Do patients perceive a link between a fragility fracture and osteoporosis?
| Â | Response: Number of Respondents (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | YES | NO | UNSURE |
Do you think that breaking your (insert fracture site) means that you are at increased risk of breaking a bone in the future? | 55 (43.3) | 53 (41.7) | 19 (15) |
Do you think your fracture was related to osteoporosis? | 22 (17.3) | 68 (53.5) | 37 (29.1) |
Have you ever been told that you have osteoporosis? | 56 (44.1) | 67 (52.8) | 4 (3.1) |
Do you know what osteoporosis is? | 115 (90.6) | 11 (8.7) | 1 (0.8) |