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Appendicular fat mass is positively associated with femoral neck bone mineral d...
Elisa A Marques; Pedro Moreira; Flavia Wanderley; Andreia N Pizarro; Jose P Leao Rosas; Jorge Mota; Joana CarvalhoObjective: In this study, we examined the relationships between body fat accumulation and distribution and bone mineral density (BMD) in older women. Methods: A total of 100 healthy white women (mean +/- SD age, 68.7 +/- 5.5 y) free of medications known to affect bone were enrolled. Lean mass, fat mass (FM), percentage body fat, android FM, gynoid FM, appendicular FM (AFM), appendicular lean mass, and femoral n...
Effects of resistance and aerobic exercise on physical function, bone mineral d...
Elisa A Marques; Flavia Wanderley; Leandro Machado; Filipa Sousa; Joao L Viana; Daniel Moreira Goncalves; Pedro Moreira; Jorge Mota; Joana CarvalhoThis study compared the effects of a resistance training protocol and a moderate-impact aerobic training protocol on bone mineral density (BMD), physical ability, serum osteoprotegerin (OPG), and receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand (RANKL) levels. Seventy-one older women were randomly assigned to resistance exercise (RE), aerobic exercise (AE) or a control group (CON). Both interventions were co...