Muscle and bone mass in middle-aged women: role of menopausal status and physical activity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women experience drastic hormonal changes during midlife due to the menopausal transition. Menopausal hormonal changes are known to lead to bone loss and potentially also to loss of lean mass. The loss of muscle and bone tissue coincide due to the functional relationship and interaction between these tissues. If and how physical activity counteracts deterioration in muscle and bone during the menopausal transition remains partly unresolved. This study investigated differences between premenopausal, early perimenopausal, late perimenopausal, and postmenopausal women in appendicular lean mass (ALM), appendicular lean mass index (ALMI), femoral neck bone mineral density (BMD) and T score. Furthermore, we investigated the simultaneous associations of ALM and BMD with physica

SUBMITTER: Sipila S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7296268 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature