The effects of exercise interventions on bone mineral density in middle-aged and older men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Front Physiol · 2026 · PMC13259657 · PMID 42291748

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4 Discussion This meta-analysis of 12 trials demonstrated that exercise intervention significantly improved BMD at the lumbar spine (MD = 0.16) and femoral neck (MD = 0.15) in middle-aged and older men, whereas the improvement in total hip BMD did not reach statistical significance (MD = 0.09).

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