Predictive equations for basal metabolic rates of Indian males.

MJ Soares, DG Francis, PS Shetty - European journal of clinical …, 1993 - europepmc.org
MJ Soares, DG Francis, PS Shetty
European journal of clinical nutrition, 1993europepmc.org
The article deals with the generation of a prediction equation for basal metabolic rate (BMR)
of well-nourished Indian males, from prospective measurements on 121 males, using a
single validated technique. The equation related BMR to simple measures such as weight
(WT) and age, and was given by: BMR (kJ/d)= 48.7* WT-14.1* AGE+ 3599. The equation
was internally as well as externally validated against other Indian databases and the net
differences of< 2%(100 kJ/d), were non-significant. Interestingly, American BMRs were …
The article deals with the generation of a prediction equation for basal metabolic rate (BMR) of well-nourished Indian males, from prospective measurements on 121 males, using a single validated technique. The equation related BMR to simple measures such as weight (WT) and age, and was given by: BMR (kJ/d)= 48.7* WT-14.1* AGE+ 3599. The equation was internally as well as externally validated against other Indian databases and the net differences of< 2%(100 kJ/d), were non-significant. Interestingly, American BMRs were predicted to within 0.5%(28 kJ/d) by this equation, while European BMRs were significantly higher than predicted by 6.3%(433 kJ/d). Similar results were obtained on validating the American and European data against the equations of CKJ Henry & DG Rees (1991) Eur J. Clin. Nutr. 45, 177-185. Such results suggest that there are no differences in the BMR of age-and weight-matched Asian Indian males, other tropical populations and Americans. This has implications in the estimation of energy expenditure and hence energy requirements for these populations.
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