Methods Subjects (n=125) were internationally competitive. Between 2011-2014 BMD was taken at the lumbar spine (L1-L4) and left femur, by Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA, Lunar Prodigy, GE Healthcare), using the same scanner, and a qualified technician. Ethics was approved by the Australian Institute of Sport Human Ethics committee. Subjects gave prior written informed consent. Descriptiv...

Background: Bone mineral density (BMD) measurements are frequently performed repeatedly for each patient. Subsequent BMD measurements allow reproducibility to be assessed. Objective: To examine the reproducibility of BMD by dual energy x ray absorptiometry (DXA) and to investigate the practical value of different measures of reproducibility in a group of postmenopausal women. Methods: Ninety fi...

Materials and Methods: Eighty-seven premenopausal and 18 postmenopausal Turkish women were classified into four groups according to age. Age, height, weight, menopausal status, age at menopause (in postmenopausal women), years since menopause (in postmenopausal woman), parity and total lactation period were recorded. Lumbar spine BMD (L2-L4) was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEX...

Methods Of the initial 84 women and their offspring who participated in the RCT, follow-up data were available on 46 mothers (26 exercisers, 20 controls) and 46 children. At each follow-up visit (6 months, 1 year, 2 years, 4 years, 6-8 years) clinical assessment included measurement of mothers’ and children’s heights, weights, BMI, and waist circumference, as well as blood pressure. Body compos...