The effects of concurrent training (aerobic-resistance) and milk consumption on some markers of bone mineral density in women with osteoporosis

Table 2 Results of ANCOVA and post hoc test

Characteristic	Groups		Mean difference	Standard error	P
ALP (IU/L)	CT + MC	CT	4.85	14.33	0.73
		MC	22.69	15.03	0.14
		C	32.27	14.71	0.03*
	CT	MC	17.83	15.00	0.24
	CT	C	27.41	14.69	0.07
25OH-D (ng/ml)	CT + MC	CT	8.17	3.94	0.04*
		MC	10.75	3.86	0.009*
		C	18.10	3.70	0.001*<
	CT	MC	2.58	3.70	0.49
	CT	C	9.93	4.00	0.01*
Right hip BMD (T-score)	CT + MC	CT	0.36	0.09	0.001*
		MC	0.33	0.09	0.001*
		C	0.50	0.08	0.001*<
	CT	MC	−0.03	0.10	0.73
	CT	C	0.13	0.10	0.20
Left hip BMD (T-score)	CT + MC	CT	0.13	0.08	0.11
		MC	0.44	0.08	0.001*<
		C	0.38	0.08	0.001*<
	CT	MC	0.30	0.08	0.001*<
	CT	C	0.25	0.08	0.006*
Lumbar spine (L2-L4) BMD (T-score)	CT + MC	CT	−0.12	0.05	0.01*
		MC	0.29	0.04	0.001*<
		C	0.31	0.05	0.001*<
	CT	MC	0.41	0.05	0.001*<
	CT	C	0.44	0.06	0.001*<

Alkaline phosphatase (ALP); 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OH-D); bone mineral density (BMD); concurrent training-milk consumption (CT + MC); concurrent training (CT); milk consumption (MC); Control (C). * denotes significant differences between groups at post training (p ≤ 0.05)

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