Endocrine Abstracts

Purpose: To determine the effect of endogenous calciotropic and sex hormone concentration on bone parameters in postmenopausal women.Methods: We analyzed baseline data of the Senior Fitness and Prevention Study (SEFIP), an 18-month randomized controlled exercise trail with 246 females, 65 years and older. Baseline assessments of Bone Mineral Density at the lumbar spine (LS) and proximal femur were performed using DXA technique. Blood samples were taken f...

Purpose: To determine the effect of a combined ambulatory exercise program on sex steroid concentration in postmenopausal females.Methods: The Senior Fitness and Prevention Study (SEFIP) is an 18-month randomized controlled exercise trail with 246 females, 65 years and older. The exercise group (EG) performed a vigorous endurance, strength and balance training two times per week, the ‘wellness control group’ (WG) performed a low intensity and l...