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Sarcopenia prevalence: reply to comment by Perez-Zepeda et al
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Sarcopenia and osteopenia among 70–80-year-old home-dwelling Finnish women: prevalence and association with functional performance
This study showed that the prevalence of sarcopenia (low muscle mass and performance) among 70–80-year-old home-dwelling Finnish women is very low, while every third woman has WHO-based osteopenia (low bone ma...
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Cross-sectional studies and methodology: reply to comment by Erkoyun
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Preventing excessive weight gain during pregnancy – a controlled trial in primary health care
To investigate whether individual counselling on diet and physical activity during pregnancy can have positive effects on diet and leisure time physical activity (LTPA) and prevent excessive gestational weight...
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A multi-component exercise regimen to prevent functional decline and bone fragility in home-dwelling elderly women: randomized, controlled trial
This study showed that combination of strength, balance, agility and jum** training prevented functional decline and bone fragility in home-dwelling elderly women. The finding supports the idea that it is po...
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Changes in physical performance among high-functioning older adults: a 6-year follow-up study
Purposes of the study were (1) to investigate changes in physical performance during 6 years follow-up among high-functioning older adults and (2) to describe the selection of study sample with reference to me...
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Former exercisers of an 18-month intervention display residual aBMD benefits compared with control women 3.5 years post-intervention: a follow-up of a randomized controlled high-impact trial
Exercise is recommended to enhance bone health but data on the maintenance of the exercise-induced bone benefit is sparse. The purpose of the study was to assess the maintenance of the musculoskeletal benefits...
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Effects of walking or resistance training on weight loss maintenance in obese, middle-aged men: a randomized trial
Objective: To investigate whether walking or resistance training improves weight maintenance after weight loss when added to dietary counselling.
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Association of Physical Activity and Calcium Intake with the Maintenance of Bone Mass in Premenopausal Women
Altogether 92 initially 25- to 30-year-old women of 132 original subjects participated in this 4-year follow-up study, which evaluated the influence of physical activity and calcium intake on the bone mineral ...
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Maintenance of Body Weight, Physical Activity and Calcium Intake Helps Preserve Bone Mass in Elderly Women
This prospective study focused on lifestyle factors and weight maintenance that may modulate the rate of bone loss at the weight-bearing proximal femur and non-weight-bearing distal radius in elderly women. A...
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High-Impact Exercise and Bones of Growing Girls: A 9-Month Controlled Trial
The maximum amount of bone a person can obtain during the first two decades of life is an important determinant of bone mass in later life, and an increase in peak bone mass has been associated with decreased...
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Body mass index, physical inactivity and low level of physical fitness as determinants of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality—16 y follow-up of middle-aged and elderly men and women
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the independent associations and the possible interaction of body mass index (BMI), leisure time physical activity (LTPA) and perceived physical fitness and functional capability with...
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Kinetic characteristics of norcocaine N-hydroxylation in mouse and human liver microsomes: involvement of CYP enzymes
The first step in the oxidative metabolism of cocaine is N-demethylation to norcocaine, which is further N-hydroxylated to more toxic N-hydroxynorcocaine. In this study we examined the kinetics of norcocaine N-h...
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The Injury Mechanisms of Osteoporotic Upper Extremity Fractures Among Older Adults: A Controlled Study of 287 Consecutive Patients and Their 108 Controls
The risk factors for falls in older adults are well known but knowledge on the direct injury mechanisms that result in various osteoporotic fractures has been very sparse. The purpose of this study was theref...
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Parent–child relationship of physical activity patterns and obesity
OBJECTIVE: To study differences in physical activity between normal-weight and obese children, as well as parent–child associations of obesity and physical activity.
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Effect of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury of the Knee on Bone Mineral Density of the Spine and Affected Lower Extremity: A Prospective One-Year Follow-Up Study
The objective of this 1-year prospective follow-up study was to assess, with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), the effect of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury of the knee on areal bone mineral ...
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Working group on epidemiology & prevention of the european society of cardiology
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Association between weight cycling history and bone mineral density in premenopausal women
The hypothesis that a history of one or more weight reductions and regains (weight cycling) is associated with lower site-specific bone mineral density (BMD) was examined in 169 premenopausal women, aged 29–46...
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Variation of ambulatory blood pressure in healthy middle-aged men
The majority of the reference data on ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) monitoring is based on fixed, predefined times for waking hours and sleep. Our aim was to determine the level of ABP according to diary ent...
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Association between leisure time physical activity and 10-year body mass change among working-aged men and women
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether habitual leisure time physical activity and body mass change of working-aged men and women are associated. DESIGN: Prospective 10 y follow-up study. SUBJECTS: A regionally repre...
