Leisure time physical activity and bone mineral density preservation during the menopause transition and postmenopause: a longitudinal cohort analysis from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN)Research in context

• Main Authors: Gail A. Greendale (Author), Nicholas J. Jackson (Author), Albert Shieh (Author), Jane A. Cauley (Author), Carrie Karvonen-Gutierrez (Author), Kelly R. Ylitalo (Author), Kelley Pettee Gabriel (Author), Barbara Sternfeld (Author), Arun S. Karlamangla (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary: Background: Whether greater leisure time physical activity (LTPA) is associated with less bone mineral density (BMD) loss during the menopause transition (MT) remains an open question. We hypothesized that: 1) larger increases in LTPA from pre-/early perimenopause (period 1) to late perimen...