Research Article
Assessing the Knowledge and Attitude towards Osteoporosis among Syrian Women: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Demographic variables of the study sample.
| Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percentage |
| Age | 18-30 | 3884 | 63.9% | 31-40 | 1058 | 17.4% | Above 40 years | 1140 | 18.7% |
| Social status | Single | 3431 | 56.4% | Married | 2271 | 37.3% | Divorced | 157 | 2.6% | Widow | 223 | 3.7% |
| Weight | Under 50 kg | 695 | 11.4% | 50-60 kg | 2307 | 37.9% | 61-80 kg | 2538 | 41.7% | Above 80 kg | 464 | 7.6% | Prefer to not say | 78 | 1.3% |
| Height | Under 150 cm | 63 | 1.0% | 150-160 cm | 2603 | 42.8% | 161-170 cm | 2844 | 46.8% | Above 170 cm | 390 | 6.4% | Prefer to not say | 182 | 3.0% |
| Nationality | Syrian | 5387 | 88.6% | Non-Syrian | 695 | 11.4% |
| Region | City | 1384 | 22.8% | Rural region | 4698 | 77.2% |
| Unhealthy habits practice daily | Smoking | 459 | 7.5% | Hookahs | 1363 | 22.4% | Both of them | 192 | 3.2% | Alcohol | 58 | 1.0% | All the above | 157 | 2.6% | None of the above | 3852 | 63.3% |
| Educational level | Illiterate | 94 | 1.5% | Primary school | 192 | 3.2% | Secondary school | 750 | 12.3% | University stage or above | 4723 | 83% |
| Economic level | Bad | 250 | 4.3% | Moderate | 1257 | 20.7% | Good | 4168 | 68.5% | High | 397 | 6.5% |
| Menstrual status | Age of reproductive activity (existing menstrual cycle) | 5429 | 89.3% | Menopause period (menstrual cycle stopped) | 653 | 10.7% |
| Working status | Full time work | 1093 | 18.0% | Partial time work | 880 | 14.5% | I am student and worker | 547 | 9.0% | I do not work because I am a student | 1627 | 26.8% | I do not work because I am a housewife | 1935 | 31.8% |
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