A Randomized Controlled Trial of Whole Body Vibration Exposure on Markers of Bone Turnover in Postmenopausal Women
Table 2
Primary outcomes.
Sham ()
1×/week ()
3×/week ()
Repeated measures (P)
Effect size (95% CI)
Pre
Post
Pre
Post
Pre
Post
Time
Group × time
S versus 1×
S versus 3×
1× versus 3×
ALP (nmol/L)
13.35 (8.3–19.7)
13.20 (7.9–19.1)
14.85 (8.2–33.0)
13.60 (9.40–32.00)
14.01 (7.01–28.00)
13.30 (7.2–24.0)
.08
.27
0.13 (−0.61 to 0.88)
−0.19 (−0.92 to 0.54)
−0.25 (−1.01 to 0.51)
NTx/ creatinine (nm/mm Cr)
42 (13.0–55.0)
41 (18.0–73.0)
38 (21.0–147.0)
42 (22.0–102.0)
42 (24.0– 74.0)
36.5 (8.0–49.0)
.21
.03*
−0.26 (−1.00 to 0.49)
−0.96 (−1.73 to −0.19)
−0.28 (−1.04 to 0.48)
All data presented as median (range).
*Indicates a significant difference between the three groups (). values are calculated using repeated measures ANOVA to identify significance of any changes over time or group × time interactions.
