TABLE 1.

Baseline characteristics of study participants

	Control (n = 27)	Diet (n = 26)	Exercise (n = 26)	Diet-exercise (n = 28)	P value
Age (yr)	69±0.8	70±0.8	70±0.8	70±0.8	0.85
Female sex, No. (%)	18 (67)	17 (65)	16 (61)	16 (57)	0.89
White race, No. (%)	22 (81)	23 (88)	21 (81)	25 (89)	0.78
Weight (kg)	101±3.1	104±2.9	99±3.3	99±3.2	0.66
BMI (kg/m2)	37.3±0.9	37.2±0.9	36.9±1.1	37.2±1.0	0.93
BMD at total hip (g/cm2)	0.962±0.026	1.021±0.027	0.958±0.030	1.014±0.028	0.25
T-score at total hip	−0.18±0.18	0.34±0.19	−0.25±0.22	0.18±0.21	0.07
Serum sclerostin (ng/ml)	1.51±0.08	1.50±0.07	1.41±0.05	1.57±0.07	0.54

Values are means ± SE. BMD, bone mineral density; BMI, = body mass index