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Table 2 Study characteristics

From: Effect of whole-body vibration on reduction of bone loss and fall prevention in postmenopausal women: a meta-analysis and systematic review

Study

Age (years)

Sample size (WBV/CON)

WBV therapy

Control intervention

Calcium requirements

Vitamin D requirements

Mean follow-up (months)

Loss to follow-up rate (%)

Frequency (hertz)

Magnitude (g)

Mean cumulative volume (minutes)

Verschueren et al., 2004 [11]

58–74

(25/45)

35–40

≥1

1021

No treatment and resistance training

None

None

6

0

Rubin et al., 2004 [20]

47–64

(33/37)

30

<1

5840

Sham vibration

Measured intake

None

12

20

Iwamoto et al., 2005 [22]

55–88

(25/25)

20

≥1

208

No treatment

>800 mg through diet per day

None

12

0

Gusi et al., 2006 [12]

66 ± 5

(14/14)

12.6

≥1

494

Walking

Measured intake

Measured intake

8

0

Stengel et al., 2011 [14]

65.8 ± 3.5

(36/36)

35

<1

2340

Sham vibration

Measured intake <1200 mg per day

Measured intake <800 IU

12

7

Stengel et al., 2011 [15]

68.5 ± 3.1

(50/50)

25–35

<1

2340

Conventional training group

1500 mg per day

400 IU per day

18

7

Lai et al.,2013 [13]

69.5 ± 2.25

(14/14)

30

≥1

468

No treatment

None

None

6

0

Leung et al.,2014 [21]

73 ± 7.0

(280/316)

35

<1

7200

No treatment

None

None

18

22.3