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Table 3 Change in BMD and fall-related factors

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

Study

Group

Absolute pre-post change in BMD (mean ± SD)

Fall-related factors

Femur neck (g cm−2)

Spine (g cm−2)

Verschueren et al., 2004 [11]

WBV

0.008 ± 0.016

−0.003 ± 0.019

Change of knee extensor isometric strength (N m): 18.3 ± 22.95

CON

−0.006 ± 0.013

0.003 ± 0.020

Change of knee extensor isometric strength (N m): 6.34 ± 23.81

Rubin et al., 2004 [20]

WBV

−0.005 ± 0.048

−0.005 ± 0.057

N.A.

CON

−0.002 ± 0.029

−0.006 ± 0.029

Iwamoto et al., 2005 [22]

WBV

N.A.

0.051 ± 0.045

N.A.

CON

0.042 ± 0.046

Gusi et al., 2006 [12]

WBV

0.020 ± 0.048

−0.010 ± 0.057

Balance change (trials): −2.7 (95 % CI, −5.7 to −0.1)

CON

−0.020 ± 0.029

−0.01 ± 0.029

Balance change (trials): 0.5 (95 % CI, −0.9 to 0.6)

Stengel et al., 2011 [14]

WBV

0.003 ± 0.019

0.005 ± 0.017

Change of leg extension isometric strength (N): 166 ± 144.4

CON

0.002 ± 0.016

−0.005 ± 0.018

Change of leg extension isometric strength (N): 37.1 ± 129.9

Stengel et al., 2011 [15]

WBV

0.001 ± 0.017

0.014 ± 0.22

Fall rate (falls/person): 0.70 ± 0.83

CON

0.001 ± 0.016

0.019 ± 0.31

Fall rate (falls/person): 0.96 ± 1.10

Lai et al.,2013 [13]

WBV

N.A.

0.017 ± 0.029

N.A.

CON

−0.004 ± 0.011

Leung et al., 2014 [21]

WBV

−0.0145 ± 0.032

0.0006 ± 0.0366

Adjusted hazard ratio of fall or fracture (95 % CI): 0.56 (0.40, 0.78)

CON

−0.0147 ± 0.038

−0.0046 ± 0.044

  1. N.A. not available