Research Article

Osteoporosis Health Beliefs of Women with Increased Risk of the Female Athlete Triad

Table 3

Perceived susceptibility to and perceived severity of osteoporosis by level of competition and analysis of variance results.

Level of competitionPerceived susceptibility to osteoporosisPerceived severity of osteoporosis
Mean (SD)Mean (SD)

NAIA ( )2.06 (0.51)a3.02 (0.83)
NCAA Division III ( )2.81 (0.94)a3.38 (0.61)
NCAA Division II ( )2.65 (1.03)3.07 (0.30)
NCAA Division I ( )2.24 (0.66)3.27 (0.67)
3.331.21
0.030.32
Effect size ( )0.140.06

Note: Values in the same column with the same superscript are statistically different at 0.05 level after Bonferroni adjustment.