Table 3.
Item | Sample (N = 7749) | Men (N = 1260) | Women (N = 6489) | ||||
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | p value | |
OSE exercise | |||||||
Overall | 77.41 | (21.88) | 78.72 | (20.48) | 77.15 | (22.14) | 0.014 |
1. Begin a new or different exercise program. | 7.86 | (2.60) | 7.88 | (2.48) | 7.85 | (2.63) | 0.68 |
2. Change your exercise habits | 7.86 | (2.48) | 7.87 | (2.38) | 7.86 | (2.50) | 0.84 |
3. Put forth the effort required to exercise | 8.03 | (2.32) | 8.04 | (2.21) | 8.03 | (2.34) | 0.85 |
4. Do exercises even if they are difficult | 7.45 | (2.55) | 7.72 | (2.35) | 7.40 | (2.58) | <0.0001 |
5. Maintain a regular exercise program | 7.53 | (2.52) | 7.62 | (2.42) | 7.51 | (2.54) | 0.15 |
6. Exercise for the appropriate length of time | 7.66 | (2.47) | 7.88 | (2.29) | 7.62 | (2.50) | 0.0006 |
7. Do exercises even if they are tiring | 7.54 | (2.49) | 7.80 | (2.30) | 7.48 | (2.52) | <0.0001 |
8. Stick to your exercise program | 7.42 | (2.53) | 7.67 | (2.39) | 7.37 | (2.55) | 0.0003 |
9. Exercise at least three times a week | 8.08 | (2.47) | 8.13 | (2.40) | 8.07 | (2.48) | 0.46 |
10. Do the type of exercise that you are supposed to do | 7.99 | (2.42) | 8.11 | (2.34) | 7.97 | (2.43) | 0.06 |
OSE calcium | |||||||
Overall | 94.38 | (18.17) | 91.34 | (19.28) | 94.97 | (17.89) | <0.0001 |
11. Begin to eat more calcium-rich foods | 8.53 | (1.97) | 8.23 | (2.04) | 8.59 | (1.95) | < 0.0001 |
12. Increase your calcium intake | 8.68 | (1.89) | 8.42 | (1.96) | 8.73 | (1.87) | <0.0001 |
13. Consume adequate amounts of calcium-rich foods | 8.54 | (1.89) | 8.33 | (1.94) | 8.58 | (1.88) | <0.0001 |
14. Eat calcium-rich foods on a regular basis | 8.57 | (1.93) | 8.29 | (1.99) | 8.63 | (1.91) | < 0.0001 |
15. Change your diet to include more calcium-rich foods | 8.58 | (1.94) | 8.27 | (2.05) | 8.64 | (1.91) | <0.0001 |
16. Eat calcium-rich foods as often as you are supposed to | 8.40 | (1.97) | 8.16 | (2.05) | 8.44 | (1.96) | <0.0001 |
17. Select appropriate foods to increase your calcium intake | 8.50 | (1.94) | 8.10 | (2.10) | 8.58 | (1.90) | <0.0001 |
18. Stick to a diet which gives an adequate amount of calcium | 8.43 | (1.95) | 8.26 | (1.99) | 8.46 | (1.94) | <0.0001 |
19. Obtain foods that give an adequate amount of calcium | 8.67 | (1.84) | 8.34 | (2.00) | 8.73 | (1.80) | <0.0001 |
20. Remember to eat calcium-rich foods | 8.57 | (1.87) | 8.25 | (2.01) | 8.64 | (1.84) | <0.0001 |
21. Take calcium supplements if you don’t get enough calcium from your diet | 8.90 | (2.02) | 8.69 | (2.01) | 8.94 | (2.03) | <0.0001 |
Item score range: “1-Not at all confident” to “10-Very confident,” 0 scores corresponded to refusal Exercise subscale range, 10 to 100; calcium subscale range, 11 to 110