Percentage changes in lumbar BMD by behavioural group
| Energy availability assessment | Total | ||||
| Negative | No change | Positive | |||
| Skeletal | Positive | NA (0) | 0.3 (6) | 2.0 (11) | 1.4 (17) |
| Loading | No change | −0.7 (2) | −0.3 (13) | 4.9 (1) | 0.0 (16) |
| Exercise | Negative | −2.7 (9) | −1.8 (3) | NA (0) | −2.5 (12) |
| Total | −2.3 (11) | −0.4 (22) | 2.2 (12) | 0.0 (45) | |
Percentage change in L1–L4 lumbar BMD (number of observations).
Significant differences were observed between the groups (see text).
BMD, bone mineral density; NA, not available.