Narrative analysis summary of findings for group 2 secondary outcomes
| Category | Outcome measure | Assessment point | Study | Intervention group % change from baseline | Control group % change from baseline | ||||
| M | SD | N | M | SD | N | ||||
| Body composition | Appendicular lean mass (kg) | 12 weeks | Drey et al, 201133 | +1.65 | 0.71 | 23 | +0.00 | 0.87 | 22 |
| Muscle mass of upper limb (cm3) | 6 months | Verschueren et al, 201136 | −0.16 | 0.57 | 28 | −0.25 | 0.38 | 28 | |
| BMD of femoral neck (g/cm2) | 6 months | Verschueren et al, 201136 | +0.71 | 0.42 | 28 | +0.99 | 0.51 | 28 | |
Group 2 compared vitamin D3 supplementation and exercise training vs vitamin D3 supplementation alone.
BMD, bone mineral density.