Table 1: Osteoporosis Health Belief Scale scores of college- aged students from China and the USA.

Subscale (6–30 possible points) All participants Mean ± SD USA Mean ± SD China Mean ± SD -test -value for -test X2 -value for X2 Susceptibility 1.72 .087 47.43* .001 Seriousness 0.37 .712 30.83* .030 Benefits of exercise 9.89* .000 121.6* .000 Benefits of calcium 17.81* .000 278.22* .000 Barriers of exercise −10.07* .000 110.07* .000 Barriers of calcium −8.26* .000 93.06* .000 Health motivation 2.99* .003 42.04* .009 Health belief total score (42–210 possible points) 4.68* .000 115.33* .003

*Significant at .