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Table 2 Data of BMD changes after 16-week TC exercise intervention in each group

From: Effect of different types of Tai Chi exercise programs on the rate of change in bone mineral density in middle-aged adults at risk of osteoporosis: a randomized controlled trial

Measuring position

Intervention cycle

Rate of change in BMD (%)

24TCCG (n = 13)

TCKFFG (n = 12)

TCSBG (n = 11)

CG (n = 13)

L2-L4 lumbar vertebrae

Baseline

–

–

–

–

4 weeks

− 0.012 ± 0.001

− 0.012 ± 0.002

− 0.012 ± 0.001

− 0.038 ± 0.004

8 weeks

− 0.012 ± 0.001

− 0.025 ± 0.003

− 0.024 ± 0.004

− 0.061 ± 0.001

12 weeks

− 0.024 ± 0.003

− 0.038 ± 0.005

− 0.036 ± 0.005

− 0.099 ± 0.014

16 weeks

− 0.036 ± 0.004

− 0.051 ± 0.008

− 0.048 ± 0.007

− 0.014 ± 0.017

Ward's triangle

Baseline

–

–

–

–

4 weeks

− 0.015 ± 0.002

− 0.014 ± 0.002

− 0.014 ± 0.002

− 0.044 ± 0.006

8 weeks

− 0.017 ± 0.006

− 0.022 ± 0.008

− 0.026 ± 0.007

− 0.079 ± 0.017

12 weeks

− 0.032 ± 0.007

− 0.036 ± 0.008

− 0.039 ± 0.009

− 0.012 ± 0.020

16 weeks

− 0.047 ± 0.007

− 0.051 ± 0.010

− 0.050 ± 0.001

− 0.016 ± 0.024

Femoral neck

Baseline

–

–

–

–

4 weeks

− 0.014 ± 0.002

− 0.013 ± 0.002

− 0.012 ± 0.002

− 0.041 ± 0.0051

8 weeks

− 0.021 ± 0.007

− 0.020 ± 0.008

− 0.019 ± 0.006

− 0.075 ± 0.011

12 weeks

− 0.035 ± 0.006

− 0.034 ± 0.009

− 0.032 ± 0.007

− 0.116 ± 0.015

16 weeks

− 0.049 ± 0.007

− 0.046 ± 0.010

− 0.045 ± 0.008

− 0.157 ± 0.019

Greater trochanter

Baseline

–

–

–

–

4 weeks

− 0.014 ± 0.001

− 0.014 ± 0.002

− 0.014 ± 0.002

− 0.040 ± 0.005

8 weeks

− 0.019 ± 0.007

− 0.021 ± 0.008

− 0.022 ± 0.010

− 0.061 ± 0.009

12 weeks

− 0.033 ± 0.007

− 0.034 ± 0.010

− 0.034 ± 0.012

− 0.101 ± 0.014

16 weeks

− 0.047 ± 0.008

− 0.048 ± 0.011

− 0.049 ± 0.014

− 0.141 ± 0.019