A randomized, prospective study of the effects of Tai Chi Chun exercise on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women 1 Kaiming Chan, FRCS, Ling Qin, PhD, Mingchu Lau, MD, Jean Woo, MD, Szeki Au, MPhil, Wingyee Choy, BSc, Kwongman Lee, PhD, Shiuhung Lee, MD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 85, Issue 5, Pages 717-722 (May 2004) DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2003.08.091
Fig 1 The annual changes of BMD at different anatomic sites measured by pQCT and DXA in the control group (CON) and the TCC exercise group (values are mean ± SD). Multivariance analysis for combined evaluation of DXA and pQCT measurements shows a significantly decelerated rate of bone loss at multiskeletal sites in the TCC group as compared with the control group (P<.05). When BMD was separately evaluated, only pQCT data showed significant deceleration of rate of bone loss in the TCC group as compared with the control group. Abbreviations: See Baseline Measurements section. ∗Significant at P<01. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2004 85, 717-722DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2003.08.091)