Osteoporosis Knowledge, Self-Efficacy, and Beliefs among College Students in the USA and China

Table 1

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

Subscale (6–30 possible points)	All participants; 𝑛=774; Mean ± SD	USA; 𝑛=408; Mean ± SD	China; 𝑛=409; Mean ± SD	𝑡-test	𝑃-value for 𝑡-test	X^2	𝑃-value for X^2
Susceptibility	13.16±4.55	13.44±4.58	12.88±4.50	1.72	.087	47.43*	.001
Seriousness	14.39±3.31	14.44±3.50	14.35±3.11	0.37	.712	30.83*	.030
Benefits of exercise	22.59±4.50	24.07±3.81	21.09±4.66	9.89*	.000	121.6*	.000
Benefits of calcium	20.77±4.51	23.17±3.89	18.36±3.77	17.81*	.000	278.22*	.000
Barriers of exercise	13.36±4.76	11.75±4.55	14.96±4.41	−10.07*	.000	110.07*	.000
Barriers of calcium	14.39±4.81	13.04±4.63	15.74±4.60	−8.26*	.000	93.06*	.000
Health motivation	20.97±4.32	21.42±3.95	20.51±4.62	2.99*	.003	42.04*	.009
Health belief total score (42–210 possible points)	122.17±14.91	124.68±13.12	119.55±16.18	4.68*	.000	115.33*	.003

*Significant at 𝛼=.05.