Table 1
Predictive equations for estimating the REE.
| Reference | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|
| Mifflin St Jeor [9] | (9.99 × w) + (6.25 × H) − (4.92 × A) − 161 | (9.99 × W) + (6.25 × H) − (4.92 × A) + 5 |
| Harris Benedict [19] | 655.09 + (9.56 × W) + (1.84 × H) − (4.67 × A) | 66.47 + (13.75 × W) + (5 × H) − (6.75 × A) |
| Owen et al. [21], Owen et al. [22] | (7.18 × W) + 795 | (10.2 × W) + 879 |
| Wright et al. [23] | (9.02 × W) + (5.88 × H) − 7.47 × A + 110.76 | (9.27 × W) + (4.58 × H) − (6.53 × A) + 451.44 |
| Harris Benedict adjusted from Tanita Corporation | 655.10 + (9.56 × W) + (1.85 × H) − (4.68 × A) | 66.47 + (13.75 × W) + (5 × H) − (6.76 × A) |
[i] Legend: A, age in years; H, height in cm; W, weight in kg
Table 2
Characteristics of the participants.
| Characteristic | Mean±SD | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Female (n=20) | Male (n=13) | Total (n=33) | |
| Age | 40.5±6.4 | 37.92±6.6 | 39.5±6.5 |
| Height | 165.7±5.2 | 180.0±6.5 | 171.3±9.1 |
| Weight (kg) | 80.1±9.1 | 96.4±8.1 | 86.5±11.8 |
| Fat mass (%) | 38.2±3.1 | 24.2±3.5 | 32.7±7.6 |
| Fat-free mass (kg) | 49.3±4.0 | 72.6±4.5 | 58.5±12.3 |
[i] Legend: n, the number of subjects
Table 3
Female subject’s characteristics comparison, before and after 6-month intervention.
| Female (n=20) | Mean±SD | R | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before intervention | After intervention | % | |
| REE (kcal/day) | 1400±256 | 1305±260 | −7 |
| REE (kJ/day) | 5864±1072 | 5465±1089 | −7 |
| HB REE (kcal/day) | 1536 ±95 | 1507±95* | −2 |
| MSJ REE (kcal/day) | 1475±115 | 1445±116* | −2 |
| O REE (kcal/day) | 1370±65 | 1348±64* | −2 |
| W REE (kcal/day) | 1505±110 | 1477±111* | −2 |
| Tanita REE (kcal/day) | 1511±122 | 1520±124 | +1 |
| Weight (kg) | 80.1±9.1 | 77.0±9,0* | −4 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.1±2.7 | 28.0±2.6* | −4 |
| Fat free mass (kg) | 49.3±4.0 | 48.3±3.9* | −2 |
| Total fat (kg) | 30.8±5.6 | 28.7±5.8* | −7 |
Table 4
Male subjects’ characteristics comparison, before and after 6-month intervention.
| Male (n=13) | Mean±SD | R | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before intervention | After intervention | % | |
| REE (kcal/day) | 1882±275 | 1700±191* | −10 |
| REE (kJ/day) | 7884±1154 | 7123±801* | −10 |
| HB REE (kcal/day) | 2036±144 | 1979±136* | −3 |
| MSJ REE (kcal/day) | 1740±114 | 1699±110* | −2 |
| O REE (kcal/day) | 1862±82 | 1820±83* | −2 |
| W REE (kcal/day) | 1922±109 | 1884±102* | −2 |
| Tanita REE (kcal/day) | 2161±158 | 2120±160 | −2 |
| Weight (kg) | 96.4±8.1 | 92.3±8.1* | −4 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.8±2.8 | 28.5±2.6* | −4 |
| Fat free mass (kg) | 72.6±4.5 | 71.0±4.4* | −2 |
| Total fat (kg) | 23.5±4.9 | 21.3±5.7* | −10 |
Figure 1
Comparison of different methods for determining female subjects’ REE before and after the 6-month intervention.
Legend: REE, measured resting energy expenditure; HB, Harris–Benedict’s method; MSJ, Mifflin–St Jeor’s method; O, Owen’s method; W, Wright’s method.* The difference before and after the intervention was statistically significant in females at the level of p<0.05.
Figure 2
Comparison of different methods for determining male subjects’ REE before and after the 6-month intervention.
Legend: REE, measured resting energy expenditure; HB, Harris–Benedict’s method; MSJ, Mifflin–St Jeor’s method; O, Owen’s method; W, Wright’s method.* The difference before and after the intervention was statistically significant in males at the level of p<0.05.
Table 5
Comparison of measured REE and estimated REE in females.
Table 6
Comparison of measured REE and estimated REE in male.
Figure 3
Bland–Altman plot showing the agreement between predicted REE with Owen (O) equation and measured REE for female.
Figure 4
Bland–Altman plot showing the agreement between predicted REE with Mifflin–St Jeor (MSJ) equation and measured REE for male.