Direct costs of common osteoporotic fractures (Hip, Vertebral and Forearm) in Iran

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants

Variables	Type of fracture
	Hip		Vertebra		Forearm		Total
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Gender
Female	76	64.96	34	60.71	94	74.02	204	68.00
Male	41	35.04	22	39.29	33	25.98	96	32.00
marital status
Single	3	2.56	2	3.57	1	0.79	6	2.00
Married	53	45.3	34	60.72	79	62.2	166	55.33
Widow/divorced	61	52.14	20	35.71	47	37.01	128	42.67
employment status
Employment	6	5.13	2	3.57	9	7.09	17	5.67
Housekeeper	57	48.72	26	46.44	82	64.57	165	55.00
No employment	15	12.82	8	14.28	13	10.24	36	12.00
Retired	39	33.33	20	35.71	23	18.11	82	27.33
Having basic health insurance
Yes	116	99.15	50	89.29	119	93.70	285	95.00
No	1	0.85	6	10.71	8	6.30	15	5.00
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Age	73.58	11.33	69.70	10.39	66.42	10.50	69.83	11.25
Years of education	6.44	5.87	6.28	5.63	5.61	5.15	6.06	5.53

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