Moderate Resistive Training Maintains Bone Mineral Density and Improves Functional Fitness in Postmenopausal Women

Table 1

Anthropometric characteristics.

Parameters	Untrained		Trained
	Before	After	Before	After
Age (year)	64±8	—	66±9	—
Stature (m)	1.56±0.06	—	1.55±0.04	—
Weight (kg)	69.1±2.2	68.6±2.3	67.9±1.3	64.2±1.1^#†
BMI (kg/m^2)	29±2.2	28±2.1	28±1.3	27±1.2
Body fat (%)	30±1.3	31±2.1	30±2.4	28±1.1
Lean mass (kg)	48±1.3	46±2.2	46±2.4	48±1.3

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation of untrained (𝑛=12) and trained groups (𝑛=13). BMI: body mass index. Two-way ANOVA with repeated measures was used, followed by Bonferroni’s post-hoc test. ^#𝑃<.05 before versus after; ^†𝑃<.05 untrained versus trained groups.