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KMID : 0123520090160020135
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Journal of muscle and joint health
2009 Volume.16 No. 2 p.135 ~ p.144
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Development and Effect of Exercise Program to Prevent Osteoporosis in Working Women
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Lee Ho Yeon
Wang Mi-Suk
Lim Nan-Young
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to develop an exercise program to prevent osteoporosis in working women and to examine its effects on bone mineral density (BMD).
Method: The subjects of the study were 55 working women. The experimental group participated three times per week for twelve weeks in this exercise program. T-test and ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation coefficients were used to analyze the data.
Results: The BMD of the experimental group prior to participating in the exercise program was 0.9301 (±.08620)g/cm². However, after the exercise program, the BMD increased to 0.9415 (±.1117)g/cm² (t=-2.338, p=.026). Moreover, in relations to BMD and physiological variables, there were significant correlations between BMD and physical activity (r=.294, p=.030), as well as between BMI and physical activity (r=.267, p=.049).
Conclusion: In this study, BMD in the experimental group had significantly increased after their participation, while the control group had decreased. Thus, this study showed that the exercise program developed for working women is effective in maintaining BMD and consequently preventing osteoporosis.
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KEYWORD
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Bone mineral density, Osteoporosis prevention program,
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