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Responses of individuals who have had a fragility fracture to questions about their perceptions of osteoporosis and fracture risk (n = 127) |
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| Response: Number of Respondents (%) |
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NO |
UNSURE |
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| Do you think that breaking your (insert fracture site) means that you are at increased risk of breaking a bone in the future? |
55 (43.3) |
53 (41.7) |
19 (15) |
| Do you think your fracture was related to osteoporosis? |
22 (17.3) |
68 (53.5) |
37 (29.1) |
| Have you ever been told that you have osteoporosis? |
56 (44.1) |
67 (52.8) |
4 (3.1) |
| Do you know what osteoporosis is? |
115 (90.6) |
11 (8.7) |
1 (0.8) |
Giangregorio et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008 9:38 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-9-38 |
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