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Table 4 Effect of increasing amounts of daily moderate physical activity on bone density at various body sites in study participants

From: The effect of regular physical activity on bone mineral density in post-menopausal women aged 75 and over: a retrospective analysis from the Canadian multicentre osteoporosis study

Site

Estimated Coefficient (B)

95% Confidence Interval

p-value

Lumbar spine

-0.006

[-0.013, 0.00]

0.066

Femoral neck

0.006

[0.002, 0.010]

0.006*

Total hip

0.008

[0.002, 0.013]

0.004*

Trochanter

0.006

[0.002, 0.011]

0.004*

  1. * statistically significant.