Open AccessQuantifying Leisure Physical Activity and Its Relation to Bone Density and Strength
Author(s) -
Kristine M. Shedd,
Kathy B. Hanson,
D. Lee Alekel,
Daniel J. Schiferl,
Laura Hanson,
Marta D. Van Loan
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0b013e318155a7fe
Subject(s) - physical activity , relation (database) , bone density , physical therapy , medicine , computer science , osteoporosis , data mining
Compare three published methods of quantifying physical activity (total activity, peak strain, and bone-loading exposure (BLE) scores) and identify their associations with areal bone mineral density (aBMD), volumetric BMD (vBMD), and bone strength.