Comparison of bone mineral content (BMC), area, and density (BMD) between exercise and control groups
| Exercise | Control | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | |
| Values are mean (SD). No statistically significant changes were evident. | ||||
| Femoral neck | ||||
| BMC (g) | 3.97 (0.21) | 4.02 (0.22) | 3.71 (0.27) | 3.48 (0.19) |
| Area (cm2) | 4.82 (0.30) | 4.87 (0.28) | 4.81 (0.28) | 4.78 (0.22) |
| BMD (g/cm2) | 0.82 (0.11) | 0.83 (0.12) | 0.78 (0.09) | 0.73 (0.10) |
| Ward's triangle | ||||
| BMC (g) | 1.82 (0.18) | 1.85 (0.19) | 1.59 (0.17) | 1.51 (0.18) |
| Area (cm2) | 2.61 (0.20) | 2.66 (0.21) | 2.53 (0.19) | 2.54 (0.20) |
| BMD (g/cm2) | 0.69 (0.13) | 0.70 (0.11) | 0.63 (0.10) | 0.59 (0.12) |
| Trochanter | ||||
| BMC (g) | 8.95 (0.31) | 9.04 (0.33) | 8.59 (0.38) | 8.83 (0.36) |
| Area (cm2) | 12.06 (0.54) | 12.00 (0.61) | 12.53 (0.58) | 13.19 (0.62) |
| BMD (g/cm2) | 0.74 (0.10) | 0.75 (0.11) | 0.69 (0.12) | 0.67 (0.11) |
| Lumbar (2–4) | ||||
| BMC (g) | 45.22 (2.7) | 45.86 (2.7) | 40.37 (2.8) | 42.50 (2.6) |
| Area (cm2) | 41.10 (3.0) | 40.58 (2.8) | 39.99 (3.0) | 42.09 (2.9) |
| BMD (g/cm2) | 1.10 (0.17) | 1.13 (0.18) | 1.01 (0.17) | 1.01 (0.17) |