RT journal article
T1 Association of physical fitness, body composition, cardiometabolic markers and adherence to the Mediterranean diet with bone mineral density in perimenopausal women. The FLAMENCO project
A1 Aparicio, Virginia Ariadna
A1 Ruiz-Cabello, Pilar
A1 Borges Cosic, Milkana María
A1 Andrade, Ana
A1 Coll-Risco, Irene
A1 Acosta-Manzano, Pedro
A1 Soriano-Maldonado, Alberto
A2 Didáctica de la Educación FísicaPlástica y Musical
K1 Menopause
K1 climacteric
K1 nutrition
K1 strenght
K1 cardiorespiratory fitness
K1 fat
K1 heart
AB *Aim: This study aimed to analyse the association of different components of physical fitness, body composition,cardiometabolic markers and the Mediterranean diet with bone mineral density (BMD) in perimenopausalwomen, and to test which of these components are independently associated with BMD. *Method: Thesample comprised 197 perimenopausal women (52.6 ± 4.5 years). Physical fitness was assessed with the“Senior Fitness Test” battery and the handgrip strength and Bruce tests. Fat and lean mass and BMDwere measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. We analysed the markers of metabolic syndrome,C-reactive protein, and components of the Mediterranean diet. *Results: Handgrip muscle strength(β = 0.212, P = 0.005), body weight (β = 0.244, P = 0.001), BMI (β = 0.180, P = 0.011) and lean mass(β = 0.379, P < 0.001) were positively associated with BMD. No associations were observed betweencardiometabolic markers or the Mediterranean diet with BMD (all P > 0.05). When all relevant indicatorsof BMD were simultaneously considered, lean mass was the only 1 showing an independent associationwith BMD (β = 0.392, P < 0.001), explaining 14% of the BMD variability. *Conclusion: In conclusion, muscle strengthmight be a marker of BMD in perimenopausal women. However, lean mass was the only factorindependently associated with BMD. Future research to determine whether increasing lean massthrough specific exercise-based interventions contributes to increasing BMD is warranted.
PB Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
SN 1466-447X
YR 2016
FD 2016
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/35102
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/35102
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 08-nov-2026