Table 1 Distribution of participants by demographic characteristics
From: A health communication campaign for prevention of osteoporosis in rural elderly women
variable | Control group N (%) | Intervention group N (%) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Education levels | Illiterate | 83 (80.6) | 80 (81.6) | 0.971 |
Elementary | 14 (13.6) | 13 (13.3) | ||
High school | 6 (5.8) | 5 (5.1) | ||
Underlying chronic diseases (hypertension, diabetes or cancer) | yes | 65 (63.1) | 65 (66.3) | 0.371 |
No | 38 (36.9) | 33 (33.7) | ||
Diagnosed with osteoporosis in the relatives | yes | 82(50.8) | 71(35.3) | 0.572 |
No | 21(10.4) | 27(13.4) | ||
Diagnosed with osteoporosis by themselves | yes | 65(32.3) | 65(32.3) | 0.371 |
No | 38(18.9) | 33(16.4) | ||