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. 2018 May 22;7(1):e10. doi: 10.2196/ijmr.8555

Table 2.

Variables with their values as used in the Baysian network model.

Factors	Survey method and contents	Values and ranges
Fracture	Questionnaire: fracture experience	No, yes
Exercise	Questionnaire: medium strength sports that last ≥10 min	No, yes
Calcium	Brief-type dietary history questionnaire	Adequate, slightly inadequate^a, inadequate^a
Vitamin D	Brief-type dietary history questionnaire	Adequate, slightly adequate^a, inadequate^a
Cholesterol	Brief-type dietary history questionnaire	Adequate, slightly high^a, high^a
Sex	Body composition meter	Female, male
Age, years	Body composition meter	<65, ≥65^a
BMI^c, kg/m²	Body composition meter	Normal (<25), obesity^a (≥25)
Muscle mass, kg	Body composition meter	<37.0, 37-44.9, ≥45.0^a
Obesity, %	Body composition meter	Underweight (<–10), normal (–10 to 10), overweight^a (10 to 20), obesity^a (≤20)

^aRisk factor.

^bBMI: body mass index.