{sex}
1 = male
2 = female

{Ecological region}
1 = himal
2 = hill
3 = terai

{Occupation of Respondent}
1 = housewife
2 = agricultue
3 = job
4 = business
5 = unemployed
6 = others

{Religion of Respondent}
1 = hindu
2 = bauddhism
3 = others

{Ethnicity}
1 = Brahmin chhetri
2 = Newar
3 = Janjati
4 = others

{Parts of BMD done}
1 = LS Spine-AP
2 = B/L hip-AP
3 = Both

{Result}
1 = Normal
2 = osteopenia
3 = osteoporosis

{Present smoking habit}
0 = No
1 = Yes

{if yes how many times per day}
0 = No smoking
1 = upto 2 cigarettes per day
2 = 3 or more cigarettes per day

{Past smoking habit}
0 = no
1 = yes

{if yes how often}
0 = No alcohol consumption
1 = Daily
2 = once in week
3 = Sometimes

{Food habit}
1 = vegetarian
2 = non vegetarian

{Number of food consumption per day}
1 = less than four times
2 = Four or more than four times

{Frequncy of milk and milk product consumption}
1 = daily
2 = once in a week

{Consumption of fish}
0 = veg
1 = daily
2 = once a week

{Egg consumption}
0 = Never
1 = Daily
2 = once or twice in a week

{if yes how many times}
0 = No
1 = Upto 2 glass
2 = 3 glass or more

age of respondents
1 = age 50 to 59 years
2 = age 60 years and above

categories of BMI
1 = underweight
2 = normal
3 = overweight/obesity

1 = "No osteoporosis"
2 = Osteoporosis