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Table 2 Answers in percentages to the OHBS at test and re-test among the study sample
| Item | Test | Retest | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | D | N | A | SA | SD | D | N | A | SA | Inter-item correlation | |
| 1. Your chances of getting osteoporosis are high. | 7 | 37 | 19 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 50 | 12 | 30 | 1 | 0.427 |
| 2. Because of your body build, you are more likely to develop osteoporosis. | 13 | 47 | 14 | 26 | – | 7 | 52 | 11 | 30 | – | 0.291 |
| 3. It is extremely likely that you will get osteoporosis. | 3 | 40 | 18 | 37 | 2 | 7 | 50 | 12 | 31 | – | 0.199 |
| 4. There is a good chance that you will get osteoporosis. | 4 | 37 | 9 | 47 | 3 | 7 | 64 | 13 | 16 | – | 0.215 |
| 5. You are more likely than the average person to get osteoporosis. | 6 | 54 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 62 | 16 | 16 | – | 0.009 |
| 6. Your family history makes it more likely that you will get osteoporosis. | 11 | 64 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 60 | 7 | 21 | – | 0.192 |
| 7. The thought of having osteoporosis scares you. | 7 | 31 | 4 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 43 | 7 | 43 | 2 | 0.305 |
| 8. If you had osteoporosis you would be crippled. | 11 | 48 | 15 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 65 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 0.261 |
| 9. Your feelings about yourself would change if you got osteoporosis. | 12 | 39 | 13 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 0.198 |
| 10. It would be very costly if you got osteoporosis. | 9 | 29 | 25 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 0.228 |
| 11. When you think about osteoporosis you get depressed. | 8 | 44 | 8 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 0.209 |
| 12. It would be very serious if you got osteoporosis. | 4 | 49 | 6 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 12 | 31 | 4 | 0.228 |
| 13. Regular exercise prevents problems that would happen from osteoporosis. | 3 | 26 | 15 | 50 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 56 | 3 | 0.283 |
| 14. You feel better when you exercise to prevent osteoporosis. | 1 | 15 | 8 | 67 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 78 | 4 | 0.184 |
| 15. Regular exercise helps to build strong bones. | 1 | 5 | 7 | 62 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 76 | 8 | 0.215 |
| 16. Exercising to prevent osteoporosis also improves the way your body looks. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 26 | 0.013 |
| 17. Regular exercise cuts down the chances of broken bones. | 3 | 19 | 17 | 47 | 14 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 54 | 3 | 0.269 |
| 18. You feel good about yourself when you exercise to prevent osteoporosis. | – | 7 | 8 | 71 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 79 | 6 | 0.347 |
| 19. Taking in enough calcium prevents problems from osteoporosis. | 2 | 9 | 3 | 74 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 82 | 4 | 0.196 |
| 20. You have lots to gain from taking in enough calcium to prevent osteoporosis. | – | 10 | 8 | 72 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 75 | 4 | 0.108 |
| 21. Taking in enough calcium prevents painful osteoporosis. | – | 17 | 16 | 60 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 58 | 3 | 0.001 |
| 22. You would not worry as much about osteoporosis if you took in enough calcium. | 1 | 16 | 10 | 63 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 65 | 5 | 0.165 |
| 23. Taking in enough calcium cuts down on your chances of broken bones. | – | 11 | 7 | 74 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 5 | 59 | 5 | 0.096 |
| 24. You feel good about yourself whenyou take in enough calcium to prevent osteoporosis. | – | 6 | 7 | 73 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 75 | 6 | 0.460 |
| 25. You feel like you are not strong enough to exercise regularly. | 4 | 26 | 5 | 61 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 5 | 56 | 2 | 0.188 |
| 26. You have no place where you can exercise. | 2 | 36 | 2 | 52 | 8 | 6 | 50 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 0.303 |
| 27. Your spouse or family discourages you from exercising. | 11 | 32 | 5 | 45 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 5 | 54 | 3 | 0.182 |
| 28. Exercising regularly would mean starting a new habit which is hard for you to do. | 3 | 24 | 6 | 58 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 51 | 3 | 0.362 |
| 29. Exercising regularly makes you uncomfortable. | 20 | 54 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 9 | 40 | 2 | 0.087 |
| 30. Exercising regularly upsets your every day routine. | 7 | 46 | 6 | 38 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 5 | 41 | 2 | 0.193 |
| 31. Calcium rich foods cost too much. | 14 | 58 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 73 | 6 | 14 | – | 0.300 |
| 32. Calcium rich foods do not agree with you. | 13 | 71 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 72 | 5 | 11 | – | 0.100 |
| 33. You do not like calcium rich foods. | 13 | 63 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 62 | 9 | 14 | – | 0.180 |
| 34. Eating calcium rich foods means changing your diet which is hard to do. | 12 | 55 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 13 | 53 | 9 | 25 | – | 0.252 |
| 35. In order to eat more calcium rich foods you have to give up other foods that you like. | 12 | 57 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 60 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0.351 |
| 36. Calcium rich foods have too much cholesterol. | 6 | 43 | 15 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 7 | 32 | – | 0.298 |
| 37. You eat a well-balanced diet. | 3 | 25 | 9 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 71 | – | 0.308 |
| 38. You look for new information related to health. | 3 | 10 | 7 | 72 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 75 | 2 | 0.118 |
| 39. Keeping healthy is very important for you. | 2 | 2 | – | 60 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 70 | 22 | 0.094 |
| 40. You try to discover health problems early. | 3 | 35 | 6 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 9 | 57 | 4 | 0.205 |
| 41. You have a regular health check-up even when you are not sick..0.942. | 16 | 47 | 5 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 8 | 54 | 2 | 0.251 |
| 42. You follow recommendations to keep you healthy. | 3 | 29 | 9 | 50 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 70 | 4 | 0.294 |
