| Strongly Disagree |
Disagree | Neither Disagree nor Agree |
Agree | Strongly Agree |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age-related height loss is a symptom of osteoporosis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| For women, the risk of having osteoporosis is higher after menopause | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| I have a greater chance of having osteoporosis if my mother or father has/had it | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Eating foods high in calcium and vitamin D can help slow the rate of bone loss | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Exercising every day can help slow the rate of bone loss | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| There is no way to prevent osteoporosis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| A person may have osteoporosis for years but not know this until they break a bone | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| If a person has osteoporosis, something as simple as lifting a bag of groceries can break a bone | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Bones cannot be rebuilt once they thin from osteoporosis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| The health problems caused by osteoporosis can be life-threatening | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |