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

Table 2

Responses for Susceptibility and Seriousness subscale questions of college-aged students from China and the USA.

(5 possible points)	USA; 𝑛=408; Mean ± SD	China; 𝑛=409; Mean ± SD	𝑡-test	𝑃-value
(1) Your chances of getting osteoporosis are high.	2.39±.94	2.03±.91	5.60*	.000
(2) Because of your body build, you are more likely to develop osteoporosis.	2.41±.98	2.11±.88	4.51*	.000
(3) It is extremely likely that you will get osteoporosis.	2.08±.86	2.08±.91	−.02	.983
(4) There is a good chance that you will get osteoporosis.	2.27±.89	3.27±1.0	−1.51	.131
(5) You are more likely than the average person to get osteoporosis.	2.19±.93	2.17±1.02	.24	.807
(6) Your family history makes it more likely that you get osteoporosis.	2.13±1.04	2.14±1.08	−.23	.818
(7) The thought of having osteoporosis scares you.	3.19±1.17	2.97±1.08	2.68*	.007
(8) If you had osteoporosis you would be crippled.	2.51±.97	2.29±1.12	2.96*	.003
(9) Your feelings about yourself would change if you got osteoporosis.	2.84±1.13	2.70±1.35	1.78	.075
(10) It would be very costly if you got osteoporosis.	3.37±1.01	2.87±1.14	6.93*	.000
(11) When you think about osteoporosis you get depressed.	2.45±1.05	2.48±1.09	−.44	.661
(12) It would be very serious if you got osteoporosis.	3.54±1.04	2.64±1.10	11.89*	.000

*Significant at 𝛼=.05.