Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants

Age (years)

<  50 = 4

50–64 = 36

65–79 = 41

>  80 = 14

Females (n (%))

87 (92%)

Marital Status

Single = 9

Married = 61

Divorced = 11

Common-law = 4

Domestic partnership = 1

Widow/widower = 9

Highest education achieved

Grade school = 6

High school = 25

College = 30

University = 34

Neighbourhood classification

City = 46

Suburban = 32

Rural = 15

Town = 2

Household income level

< $20,000 = 20

$20,000 – $49,000 = 40

$50,000 – $79,000 = 17

$80,000 – $99,000 = 8

> $100,000 = 5

No response = 5

Employment level

Full-time = 22

Part-time = 9

Retired = 56

Not working due to disability = 7

Not working = 1

T-score, hip (SD)/spine (SD)

−1.89 (0.74) / - 1.87 (1.28)

Prior fracture

61 (64%)