Table 3 Musculoskeletal variables: 3-Groups
| 3-group method | NRT | LIRT | NRT vs. LIRT | HIRT | NRT vs. HIRT | LIRT vs. HIRT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (95% CI) | (95% CI) | p (ES) | (95% CI) | p (ES) | p (ES) | |
| Combined right and left HG (kg) |
67.5 ± 1.3 (61.8–68.4) |
69.7 ± 2.0 (68.0–78.1) | 0.035* (0.48) |
76.2 ± 2.2 (73.3–84.5) | 0.001* (0.84) | 0.028* (0.34) |
| Combined right and left arm BFLM (kg) |
4.96 ± 0.09 (4.40–5.00) |
5.42 ± 0.14 (5.32–6.23) | 0.009* (0.73) |
6.10 ± 0.16 (5.89–6.90) | < 0.001* (1.09) | 0.002* (0.37) |
| MQ |
13.9 ± 0.2 (13.6–14.5) |
13.2 ± 0.3 (12.4–13.6) | 0.066 (0.54) |
12.9 ± 0.3 (12.0–13.4) | 0.014* (0.67) | 0.515 (0.13) |
| Anteroposterior spine BMD (g/cm2) |
1.013 ± 0.011 (0.987–1.031) |
1.007 ± 0.017 (0.978–1.045) | 0.792 (0.3) |
1.059 ± 0.019 (1.029–1.104) | 0.041* (0.52) | 0.046* (0.48) |
| Lateral spine BMD (g/cm2) |
0.785 ± 0.009 (0.760–0.797) |
0.791 ± 0.014 (0.770–0.827) | 0.706 (0.02) |
0.846 ± 0.016 (0.825–0.889) | 0.001* (0.86) | 0.010* (0.61) |
| Femoral neck BMD (g/cm2) |
0.915 ± 0.013 (0.880–0.933) |
0.954 ± 0.020 (0.922–1.002) | 0.108 (0.41) |
0.970 ± 0.022 (0.940–1.029) | 0.032* (0.57) | 0.566 (0.16) |
| Total hip BMD (g/cm2) |
1.016 ± 0.012 (0.981–1.032) |
1.055 ± 0.019 (1.028–1.106) | 0.098 (0.45) |
1.068 ± 0.021 (1.039–1.126) | 0.036* (0.64) | 0.625 (0.11) |
| Whole-body BMD (g/cm2) |
1.068 ± 0.008 (1.041–1.077) |
1.095 ± 0.013 (1.079–1.134) | 0.087 (0.52) |
1.120 ± 0.014 (1.103–1.165) | 0.002* (0.85) | 0.198 (0.28) |