High Cardiorespiratory Fitness Is Associated with Reduced Risk of Low Bone Density in Postmenopausal Women
Author(s) -
Laura F. DeFina,
David Léonard,
Benjamin L. Willis,
Carolyn E. Barlow,
Carrie E. Finley,
Marjorie Jenkins,
Barbara C. Pence,
Yan Zhang,
Ming-Chien Chyu,
E. Michael Lewiecki,
ChwanLi Shen
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of women s health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.195
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1931-843X
pISSN - 1540-9996
DOI - 10.1089/jwh.2014.5170
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiorespiratory fitness , femoral neck , body mass index , confidence interval , osteoporosis , bone mineral , odds ratio , bone density , cohort , physical therapy , logistic regression , physical fitness , demography , sociology
The goal of this study was to determine the association between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and bone mineral density (BMD) of the femoral neck (FN) in postmenopausal women using existing Cooper Center Longitudinal Study data.
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