title: The effect of a long-term, community-based exercise program on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women with pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a community-based exercise program on bone mineral density and body composition in postmenopausal women with pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Twenty postmenopausal women (aged 61.3 ± 6.0 years) with pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes were randomly assigned to a community-based exercise program group (n=10) or a control group (n=10). The community-based exercise program was multicomponent, three days per week for 32 weeks, and included walking, resistance and aquatic exercises. Body composition and bone mineral density were measured pre and post-training by dual X-ray absorptiometry. In the exercise group significant increases were found in the ward's triangle bone mineral density (+7.8%, p=0.043), and in fat-free mass (+2.4%, p=0.018). The findings suggest that regular multicomponent training is effective in preventing osteoporosis and sarcopenia among postmenopausal women with pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education; Federal University of Piauí, Piauí, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marieni
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bello
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education; Federal University of Paraíba, Paraíba, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Cirilo
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Sousa
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education; Federal University of Paraíba, Paraíba, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Neto
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education; University Mauricio de Nassau - Paraíba, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Federal Institute of Science Education and Technology - Sector Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ialuska
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Guerras
authors.affiliation: Research Center in Sport Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.
authors.forename: Romeu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.affiliation: Research Center in Sport Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.
authors.forename: Nelson
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sousa
keywords: aging; bone density; diabetes mellitus; exercise; fat-free mass; females