Recreational football training preserves bone health in women over 9 years during the menopause transition.

Biol Sport · 2026 · PMC12884909 · PMID 41668935

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On the other hand, osteocalcin, representing bone turnover rate, did not reach statistical significance (time × group interaction; P = 0.08), but the post-hoc analysis showed a within-group increase of 61% in the EXE group alone, supporting the hypothesis of elevated osteogenic activity in the football group.

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