Whole-Body Electromyostimulation to Fight Osteopenia in Elderly Females: The Randomized Controlled Training and Electrostimulation Trial (TEST-III)

Table 2

Baseline and follow-up data of the WB-EMS and CG group for BMD lumbar spine (LS), total hip, lean body mass (LBM) and grip strength, absolute treatment effects between training and control, and value (covariance analysis, baseline value, age, height, lean body mass, and fat mass).

	WB-EMS ( = 32)		CG ( = 28)		Treatment effect
Group	Baseline	12 months	Baseline	12 months	Mean (95% CI)	value
	Mean (SD)		Mean (SD)
BMD LS [mg/cm^2]	882 ± 178	886 ± 173	835 ± 103	830 ± 105	10.4 (−21.3 to 0.5)	0.051
BMD hip [mg/cm^2]	763 ± 81	756 ± 85	754 ± 95	746 ± 0.097	1.2 (−9.0 to 6.61)	0.771
LBM (Kg)	35.15 ± 4.43	35.42 ± 4.40	35.42 ± 3.52	35.12 ± 3.6	0.57 (0.16 to 0.98)	0.006
Grip strength (Kg)	23.9 ± 4.0	26.41 ± 3.6	23.1 3.9	23.6 ± 4.5	2.07 (0.88 to 3.26)	0.000