Table 5.
Changes in bone parameters during the study.
| Beginning | After 12 Sessions | Decay | p | ES | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMC total (kg) |
SG | 2.381 (1.05) |
2.352 (1.10) |
2.385 (0.98) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.530 | 0.15 |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.399 | 0.25 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.336 | 0.26 | |||||
| CG | 2.405 (0.99) |
2.386 (1.01) |
2.391 (1.02) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.645 | 0.08 | |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.594 | 0.09 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.582 | 0.10 | |||||
| BMC without head (kg) |
SG | 1.900 (0.10) |
1.911 (0.10) |
1.898 (0.10) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.688 | 0.07 |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.754 | 0.06 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.639 | 0.07 | |||||
| CG | 1.895 (0.09) |
1.902 (0.10) |
1.905 (0.11) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.848 | 0.04 | |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.743 | 0.06 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.652 | 0.08 | |||||
| BMC left leg (kg) |
SG | 0.470 (0.21) |
0.499 (0.22) |
0.484 (0.20) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.033 | 0.65 |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.158 | 0.38 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.447 | 0.21 | |||||
| CG | 0.469 (0.23) |
0.470 (0.21) * |
0.476 (0.21) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.703 | 0.07 | |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.734 | 0.06 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.612 | 0.08 | |||||
| BMC right leg (kg) |
SG | 0.474 (0.27) |
0.465 (0.26) |
0.467 (0.28) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.378 | 0.25 |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.347 | 0.28 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.738 | 0.07 | |||||
| CG | 0.466 (0.24) |
0.468 (0.26) |
0.475 (0.25) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.517 | 0.11 | |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.689 | 0.07 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.702 | 0.08 | |||||
| Total BMD (g/cm2) | SG | 1.143 (0.28) |
1.150 (0.34) |
1.134 (0.34) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.495 | 0.18 |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.608 | 0.09 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.582 | 0.10 | |||||
| CG | 1.146 (0.23) |
1.143 (0.22) |
1.144 (0.25) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.537 | 0.11 | |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.639 | 0.08 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.651 | 0.08 | |||||
| BMD without head(g/cm2) |
SG | 0.996 (0.31) |
1.015 (0.33) |
0.997 (0.34) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.475 | 0.20 |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.347 | 0.27 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.533 | 0.12 | |||||
| CG | 1.001 (0.28) |
1.009 (0.26) |
1.001 (0.31) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.773 | 0.06 | |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.602 | 0.10 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.658 | 0.07 | |||||
| Left leg BMD (g/cm2) | SG | 1.221 (0.35) |
1.315 (0.45) |
1.273 (0.49) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.045 | 0.57 |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.483 | 0.19 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. DA | 0.206 | 0.34 | |||||
| CG | 1.242 (0.31) |
1.231 (0.32) * |
1.261 (0.30) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.523 | 0.14 | |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.812 | 0.03 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.452 | 0.21 | |||||
| Right leg BMD (g/cm2) | SG | 1.226 (0.45) |
1.226 (0.50) |
1.224 (0.43) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.814 | 0.04 |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.317 | 0.26 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.382 | 0.17 | |||||
| CG | 1.234 (0.42) |
1.242 (0.41) |
1.245 (0.41) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.615 | 0.09 | |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.587 | 0.08 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.801 | 0.04 |
BMC = Bone Mineral Content: BMD = Bone Mineral Density. * Differences between groups (p < 0.05).