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The myasthenia gravis group had significantly higher \"barriers to exercise\" scores compared with controls (p&lt;0.001). Only 37.5% of individuals with myasthenia gravis perceived themselves to be at risk of developing osteoporosis. In the patient group, educational level showed a strong positive correlation with both total Revised Osteoporosis Knowledge Test (r=0.756, p&lt;0.001) and total Osteoporosis Health Belief Scale (r=0.313, p=0.005) scores, whereas disease duration showed no significant correlation. There was also no significant difference in total Revised Osteoporosis Knowledge Test and Osteoporosis Health Belief Scale scores between patients currently receiving prednisolone and those not receiving it (p&gt;0.05).  CONCLUSION: This study indicates that individuals with myasthenia gravis have inadequate knowledge and low perception of osteoporosis risk. 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