Table 3 |
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Osteoporosis knowledge scores according knowledge dimensions and women's age-groups. |
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Knowledge dimensions about osteoporosis (expressed as scores).† |
25–35 years (n = 73)a |
36–49 years (n = 74)a |
Over 49 years (n = 50)a |
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Concept related |
3 (5) |
3 (5) |
3 (5) |
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Symptom related |
2 (3) |
3 (3) |
3 (3) |
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Affected bone related |
0 (3) |
2 (2) |
0 (2) |
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Sex related |
2 (2) |
2 (2) |
2 (2) |
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Risk factor related |
3 (5) |
3 (5) |
3 (5) |
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Prevention behavior related |
3 (5) |
3 (5) |
3 (5) |
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Diagnosis related |
0 (3) |
0 (3) |
0 (3) |
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Actual treatment related |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
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Osteoporosis information source |
1 (2) |
1 (2) |
1 (2) |
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Σ |
14 (28) |
17 (27) |
15 (27) |
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† All values are median and 75th percentile (in brackets) of reached scores in each knowledge areas, per each age group. a Comparisons among scores of knowledge specific area per each age group were not significantly different (p > 0.05, Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA on ranks). |
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Hernandez-Rauda and Martinez-Garcia BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2004 5:29 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-5-29 |
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