Bone turnover increases during supervised treadmill walking in Thai postmenopausal women.
- Author:
Wisaneeya SIWAPITUK
1
;
Wasuwat KITISOMPRAYOONKUL
Author Information
1. Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Bone marker;
Menopause;
Treadmill walking
- MeSH:
Asian Continental Ancestry Group*;
Bone Remodeling*;
Bone Resorption;
Collagen Type I;
Education;
Female;
Heart Rate;
Humans;
Insurance Benefits;
Menopause;
Walking*
- From:Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia
2016;2(1):41-44
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
INTRODUCTION: Treadmill walking is a cheap and attainable form of exercise, which carries a low injury risk and confers other health benefit. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of 3-month treadmill walking on biochemical bone markers in Thai postmenopausal women. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Thai postmenopausal women participated in a 3-month supervised treadmill walking program. The program consisted of treadmill walking, the intensity of which was 55-70% of maximal heart rate, with duration of 30 min per day, at a frequency of 3 days a week. Crosslinked C-terminal telopeptides of type I collagen (CTX-I) and N-terminal propeptides of type I procollagen (PINP) level were measured at baseline and at 1 week after 3-month training. RESULTS: Eighteen women completed the training program. The average age of patients was 59.39 ± 4.18 years. The average period after menopause was 9.28 ± 6.52 years. CTX-I and PINP levels at baseline were 0.43 ± 0.14 and 52.15 ± 13.43 ng/ml. CTX-I and PINP levels after 3-month training were 0.80 ± 0.26 and 66.77 ± 22.82 ng/ml. Bone resorption and formation markers were significantly increased after treadmill walking (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Bone turnover increases after 3-month supervised treadmill walking in Thai postmenopausal women.
