Table 4. Bone marker responses before and after training. Data are means (±SE).
Variable
YE (n=16)
CON (n=18)
8-month
Baseline
8-month
Baseline
8-month
Bone ALP (U/L)**
25.0 (1.8)
26.8 (1.8)
29.1 (2.3)
27.0 (2.4)† †
TRAP5b (U/L)
2.5 (.2)
2.4 (.2)
2.6 (.2)
2.3 (.2)
Ratio
10.8 (.8)
11.6 (.7)
12.0 (1.1)
12.9 (1.5)
× time interaction
† † p<0.01 baseline vs. 8-month for CON.
YE: Yoga Exercise, CON: Control, Bone ALP: bone Alkaline Phosphatase, TRAP5b: Tartrate-Resistant Acid Phosphatase 5b, Ratio: Ratio of Bone ALP to TRAP5b.