The effect of hormone replacement therapy and/or exercise on skeletal muscle attenuation in postmenopausal women: a yearlong intervention |
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Authors: | Taaffe Dennis R Sipilä Sarianna Cheng Sulin Puolakka Jukka Toivanen Jarmo Suominen Harri |
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Institution: | School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. dtaaffe@hms.uq.edu.au |
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Abstract: | Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been reported to exert a positive effect on preserving muscle strength following the menopause, however, the mechanism of action remains unclear. We examined whether the mechanism involved preservation of muscle composition as determined by skeletal muscle attenuation. Eighty women aged 50-57 years were randomly assigned to either: HRT, exercise (Ex), HRT+exercise (ExHRT), and control (Co) for 1 year. The study was double-blinded with subjects receiving oestradiol and norethisterone acetate (Kliogest) or placebo. Exercise included progressive high-impact training for the lower limbs. Skeletal muscle attenuation in Hounsfield units (HU) was determined by computed tomography of the mid-thigh. Areas examined were the quadriceps compartment (includes intermuscular adipose tissue), quadriceps muscles, the posterior compartment and posterior muscles. Muscle performance was determined by knee extensor strength, vertical jump height, and running speed over 20 m. Fifty-one women completed the intervention. Vertical jump height and running speed improved in the HRT and ExHRT groups compared with Co (interaction, P<0.01). For both the quadriceps compartment and quadriceps muscles, HU significantly increased (interaction, P
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Keywords: | computed tomography Hounsfield units muscle performance |
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