DTIC ADA465550: Exercise and Bone Density: Meta pdf

DTIC ADA465550: Exercise and Bone Density: Meta

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Our first two-year period of funding focused on using the meta-analytic approach to examine the effects of exercise on BMD in adult humans using summary means from completed studies. Since no meta-analysis had existed using individual patient data (IPD) to examine the effects of exercise on BMD, our second two-year period of funding was devoted to examining the feasibility of such. The major conclusions from this work are as follows: (1) site-specific, weight bearing exercise appears to increase and/or maintain BMD anywhere from 1% to 3% in both men and women, (2) when conducting meta-analytic research, either the original metric or standardized effect size can be used when analyzing data dealing with the effects of exercise on BMD in adults, (3) Given the poor response rate in the retrieval of IPD, the use of summary means meta-analyses may be more appropriate for studies dealing with the effects of exercise on BMD in adults, (4) Adherence to the recent recommendations from the American College of Sports Medicine regarding physical activity and bone health should bring about the 1% to 3% benefit observed in our meta-analytic work

• Creator/s: Defense Technical Information Center
• Date: 1/1/2007
• Year: 2007
• Book Topics/Themes: DTIC Archive, Kelley, George A, WEST VIRGINIA UNIV MORGANTOWN, *BONES, *EXERCISE(PHYSIOLOGY), PHYSICAL FITNESS, OSTEOPOROSIS, WOMEN, ADULTS

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