Affiliation:
1. Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Human Integrative Physiology Laboratory Virginia Tech Blacksburg Virginia USA
2. Laboratorio de Evolución Humana, Departamento de Historia, Geografía y Comunicación Universidad de Burgos Burgos Spain
3. Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences University of Aberdeen Aberdeen UK
4. Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Metabolic Health, Center for Energy Metabolism and Reproduction, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen China
Abstract
AbstractObjectivesUsing equations to predict resting metabolic rate (RMR) has yielded different degrees of validity, particularly when sex and different physical activity levels were considered. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to determine the validity of several different predictive equations to estimate RMR in female and male adults with varying physical activity levels.MethodWe measured the RMR of 50 adults (26 females and 24 males) evenly distributed through activity levels varying from sedentary to ultra‐endurance. Body composition was measured by dual X–ray absorptiometry and physical activity was monitored by accelerometry. Ten equations to predict RMR were applied (using Body Mass [BM]: Harris & Benedict, 1919; Mifflin et al., 1990 [MifflinBM]; Pontzer et al., 2021 [PontzerBM]; Schofield, 1985; FAO/WHO/UNU, 2004; and using Fat‐Free Mass (FFM): Cunningham, 1991; Johnstone et al., 2006; Mifflin et al., 1990 [MifflinFFM]; Nelson et al. 1992; Pontzer et al., 2021 [PontzerFFM]). The accuracy of these equations was analyzed, and the effect of sex and physical activity was evaluated using different accuracy metrics.ResultsEquations using BM were less accurate for females, and their accuracy was influenced by physical activity and body composition. FFM equations were slightly less accurate for males but there was no obvious effect of physical activity or other sample parameters. PontzerFFM provides higher accuracy than other models independent of the magnitude of RMR, sex, activity levels, and sample characteristics.ConclusionEquations using FFM were more accurate than BM equations in our sample. Future studies are needed to test the accuracy of RMR prediction equations in diverse samples.
Funder
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Subject
Genetics,Anthropology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics,Anatomy
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