Research Article
Assessing the Knowledge and Attitude towards Osteoporosis among Syrian Women: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 4
Binominal logistic regression for predicting adequate knowledge towards osteoporosis among the study sample.
| Variables | Categories | Odds ratio | 95% CI (lower-upper) | value |
| Age range | 18-30 | Reference | 0.193 | 31-40 | 0.913 | (0.741-1.126) | 0.395 | Above 40 | 0.772 | (0.583-1.022) | 0.071 |
| Social status | Single | Reference | 0.094 | Married | 0.802 | (0.671-0.958) | 0.015 | Divorced | 0.859 | (0.556-1.325) | 0.491 | Widow | 0.951 | (0.643-1.407) | 0.802 |
| Weight | Under 50 kg | Reference | <0.0001 | 50-60 kg | 3.673 | (2.617-5.155) | <0.0001 | 61-80 kg | 4.234 | (3.010-5.956) | <0.0001 | Above 80 kg | 9.170 | (0.125-0.285) | <0.0001 |
| Height | Under 150 cm | Reference | <0.0001 | 150-160 cm | 0.227 | (0.165-0.311) | <0.0001 | 161-170 cm | 0.199 | (0.144-0.276) | <0.0001 | Above 170 cm | 0.189 | (0.125-0.285) | <0.0001 |
| Region | Rural region | Reference | <0.0001 | City | 1.472 | (1.258-1.723) |
| Educational level | Illiterate | Reference | 0.141 | Primary school | 2.053 | (1.106-3.813) | 0.023 | Secondary school | 1.557 | (0.862-2.813) | 0.143 | University stage or above | 1.615 | (0.908-2.873) | 0.103 |
| Economic level | Bad | Reference | <0.0001 | Moderate | 0.781 | (0.561-1.087) | 0.143 | Good | 0.775 | (0.563-1.067) | 0.118 | High | 1.356 | (0.919-1.999) | 0.125 |
| Menstrual status | Age of reproductive activity (existing menstrual cycle). | Reference | 0.036 | Menopause period (menstrual cycle stopped) | 1.381 | (1.022-1.865) |
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