PMID: 11323534Apr 27, 2001Paper

Kyphosis in active and sedentary postmenopausal women

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
M S Eagan, D A Sedlock

Abstract

EAGAN, M. S., and D. A. SEDLOCK. Kyphosis in active and sedentary postmenopausal women. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 33, No. 5, 2001, pp. 688-695. This study examined kyphosis in relation to self-reported activity level (sedentary, active) and activity type (weight-bearing land, nonweight-bearing water) in 61 postmenopausal women aged 60-78 yr. Specifically, we measured kyphosis, muscle strength (defined as back extensor (BES) and grip (GS) strength), total calcium intake, body fat, height lost since age 30 (HtLost), current activity level for household, leisure and sport activities and their total, as well as occupational and physical activity history and their total. No significant differences (P > 0.05) were found for any variables when subjects were divided into sedentary (N = 18), land (N = 29), and water (N = 14) groups; exercisers (N = 43) and nonexercisers (N = 18); or between the top and bottom tertiles of lifetime active (N = 20) and inactive (N = 20) women. Stepwise multiple regression yielded body fat as the single best predictor of kyphosis accounting for 6.9% of the total variance (P < 0.04) with the resulting equation: kyphosis (degrees) = 22.919 + 0.627*body fat (%) + 0.852*HtLost (cm) + 2.881E-0.03*total calci...Continue Reading

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