Table 5. Areal BMD (aBMD) before and after training. Data are means (±SE).
aBMD
YE (n=16)
CON (n=18)
Baseline
8-month
%∆
Baseline
8-month
%∆
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, %∆ : percent change. No significant group, time, or group × time interaction for all aBMD variables (p>0.05).