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Table 2 Demographic data of the study population

From: Knowledge and understanding risk factors and preventive measures for osteoporosis in women: results of a survey in 502 women with and without a migration background

N = 502

Migrants = 173

Non-migrants = 329

p-value

Average age

46.1 ± 14,3

52.7 ± 14,6

p ≤ 0,001

BMI

25.8 ± 6,2

25.5 ± 5,8

p = 0,452

Education / Employment status

 

 No school qualifications

8.9% (n = 15)

2.1% (n = 7)

p = 0,003

 High school diploma / university degree

57.4% (n = 97)

51.3% (n = 171)

 Employed

47.9% (n = 81)

59.2% (n = 197)

p ≤ 0,001

 Unemployed

33.7% (n = 57)

13.8% (n = 46)

 Retired

18.3% (n = 31)

27% (n = 90)

Religion

 

 Christian

30.8% (n = 52)

37.8% (n = 126)

p ≤ 0,001

 Islam

40.2% (n = 68)

1.8% (n = 6)

 Other religion

10.7% (n = 18))

12.70% (n = 42)

 No religion

18.3% (n = 31)

47.7% (n = 159)

 

Pre-existing diseases

 

 Pre-existing disease yes

50.9% (n = 86)

59.8% (n = 199)

p = 0,058

 Pre-existing disease no

49.1% (n = 83)

40.2% (n = 134)

 Obesity (BMI > 35)

36.0% (n = 18)

64.0% (n = 32)

p = 0,713

 Underweight (BMI < 18)

36.8% (n = 7)

63.2% (n = 12)

p = 0,765

 Cardiovascular disease

24.0% (n = 18)

76.0% (n = 57)

p = 0,055

 Diabetes

33.3% (n = 11)

66.7% (n = 22)

p = 0,976

 Thyroid disease

31.1% (n = 38)

68.9% (n = 84)

p = 0,499

 Rheumatic diesease

38.5% (n = 10)

61.5% (n = 16)

p = 0,800

 Malignant gynecologic cancer

22.40% (n = 37)

30.1% (n = 98)

p = 0,073

Physical Exercise

Yes

59% (n = 102)

65% (n = 214)

p = 0,391

No

41% (n = 67)

 

Smoking

Yes

15.6% (n = 27)

21% (n = 69)

p = 0,007

No

84.4% (n = 142)

 

Alcohol consumption

Yes

34.7% (n = 60)

54.4% (n = 179)

p ≤ 0,001

No

65.3% (n = 109)

45.6% (n = 154)