Table 5.
Areal BMD (aBMD) before and after training. Data are means (±SE).
| aBMD | YE (n=16) | CON (n=18) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 8-month | %Δ | Baseline | 8-month | %Δ | ||
| Total Body | 1.169 (.018) | 1.163 (.018) | -.5 (.3) | 1.184 (.017) | 1.184 (.017) | .0 (.3) | |
| Right | Total Hip | .990 (.028) | .989 (.028) | .2 (.3) | 1.037 (.026) | 1.040 (.026) | .1 (.3) |
| Femoral Neck | .963 (.026) | .956 (.025) | -.9 (.5) | 1.011 (.025) | 1.011 (.024) | .1 (.8) | |
| Trochanter | .789 (.028) | .789 (.028) | -.1 (.5) | .798 (.026) | .807 (.027) | 1.1 (.6) | |
| Left | Total Hip | .999 (.026) | .996 (.027) | -.4 (.4) | 1.030 (.024) | 1.031 (.025) | .0 (.3) |
| Femoral Neck | .971 (.024) | .963 (.025) | -1.0 (.7) | .995 (.023) | .999 (.024) | .3 (.5) | |
| Trochanter | .793 (.026) | .788 (.026) | -.8 (.4) | .805 (.024) | .808 (.025) | .3 (.5) | |
| Spine (L1-L4) | 1.210 (.033) | 1.210 (.033) | .0 (.6) | 1.233 (.031) | 1.231 (.031) | -.1 (.5) | |
All values expressed in g/cm2. YE: Yoga Exercise, CON: Control, %Δ : percent change. No significant group, time, or group × time interaction for all aBMD variables (p>0.05).