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Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants

From: Impairment in the activities of daily living in older adults with and without osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and chronic back pain: a secondary analysis of population-based health survey data

Sociodemographic characteristics

N

%

Sex

  

 Male

1259

40.7

 Female

1838

59.3

Age

  

 Lower than 75 years

1657

53.5

 Higher than 75 years

1439

46.5

Education

  

 Primary education

1428

46.1

 Secondary education

1512

48.8

 Tertiary education

157

5.1

Pain

  

 Severe pain in the last 7 days

1350

43.6

 No severe pain in the last 7 days

1747

56.4

Anxiety or depression

  

 Yes

347

11.2

 No

2750

88.8

Health condition(s) – self-reported

  

 Osteoarthritis

1268

41.0

 Chronic back pain

1566

50.6

 Osteoporosis

570

18.4

 Osteoarthritis AND Chronic back pain

795

25.7

 Osteoarthritis AND Osteoporosis

369

11.9

 Chronic back pain AND Osteoporosis

403

13.0