Habitual physical activity and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women in England | Zendy

Carol Coupland | Zendy; S. J. Cliffe | Zendy; E. J. Bassey | Zendy; Matthew J. Grainge | Zendy; D. J. Hosking | Zendy; C E Chilvers | Zendy

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Habitual physical activity and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women in England

Author(s) -

Carol Coupland,

S. J. Cliffe,

E. J. Bassey,

Matthew J. Grainge,

D. J. Hosking,

C E Chilvers

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/28.2.241

Subject(s) - bone mineral , stair climbing , medicine , climbing , physical activity , physical therapy , bone density , epidemiology , osteoporosis , demography , biology , ecology , sociology

Reduced levels of physical activity have been found to be associated with an increased risk of osteoporotic fracture in a number of epidemiological studies, and intervention studies have shown beneficial effects of exercise regimes on bone mineral density. It is not yet established, however, which specific forms of customary physical activity are most strongly associated with bone mineral density in postmenopausal women.

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