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Table 2 Patient characteristics associated with adherence to strength-training exercises

From: The association of osteoporosis knowledge and beliefs with preventive behaviors in postmenopausal breast cancer survivors

Characteristics

Adherent

Non-adherent

p-value

Mean age (years), ± SD

66.4 ± 8.45

65.9 ± 7.67

0.9

Race/Ethnicity, N (%)

  

0.09

 White

5 (83)

1 (17)

 

 Black

5 (42)

7 (58)

 

 Latino/Hispanic

4 (50)

4 (50)

 

 Other

0 (0)

4 (100)

 

Married, N (%)

6 (86)

1 (14)

0.03

Monthly income > $1500, N (%)

9 (56)

7 (44)

0.3

High school education or more, N (%)

10 (53)

9 (47)

0.5

Mean Body Mass Index (kg/cm2), ± SD

30.7 ± 3.56

31.7 ± 7.32

0.7

Receipt of bone density screening (DEXA), N (%)

12 (48)

13 (52)

1.0

T-score

   

 Mean lumbar spine (± SD)

0.33 ± 1.03

0.23 ± 1.28

0.8

 Median femoral neck (IQR)

 − 1.0 (− 1.55–0.55)

 − 0.60 (− 1.8–0.0)

0.6

 Mean total hip (± SD)

0.04 ± 1.15

 − 0.11 ± 1.20

0.8

 Mean osteoporosis knowledge score, ± SD

12.3 ± 2.84

8.94 ± 3.04

0.004

Osteoporosis health beliefs

   

 Mean susceptibility score (± SD)

13.9 ± 4.6

14.13 ± 2.25

0.8

 Mean seriousness score (± SD)

14.2 ± 4.28

15.5 ± 3.41

0.4

 Median health motivation score (IQR)

20 (20–21)

18 (17–19)

0.0002

Calcium/Vitamin D supplement adherence, N (%)

6 (40)

9 (60)

1.0

  1. The bold values represent a signification association between the characteristics and strength training exercises