Table 1 Pharmacy student bone-related characteristics by sex

Age, Mean (SD)

21.5

(3.0)

20.5

(1.7)

0.047

BMI, Mean (SD)

23.1

(4.3)

21.1

(4.2)

0.017

Smoking status, No. (%)

0.002

 Never smoked

34

(70.8)

50

(96.2)

 Current smoker

11

(22.9)

2

(3.8)

 Former smoked

3

(6.3)

0

(0)

History of fracture, No. (%)

19

(39.6)

16

(30.8)

0.356

Family history of osteoporosis, No. (%)

2

(4.2)

3

(5.8)

0.713

Amount of exercise (min/week) ^b, Mean (SD)

 Present

130.5

(203.3)

39.5

(102.1)

0.005

 During their high school days

550.4

(536.5)

313.3

(487.1)

0.023

 During their elementary and junior high school days

796.5

(464.1)

608.0

(601.1)

0.084

Self-evaluation if they maintain nutritious and balanced diet (carbohydrate, protein and fat etc.), No. (%)

0.212

 Well

4

(8.3)

7

(13.5)

 Slightly well

7

(14.6)

10

(19.2)

 Neither

15

(31.3)

14

(26.9)

 Not so good

15

(31.3)

19

(36.5)

 Poor

7

(14.6)

2

(3.8)