Determinants of energy expenditure and fuel utilization in man: effects of body composition, age, sex, ethnicity and glucose tolerance in 916 subjects
International Journal of ObesityPublished 1 July 1999
C. Weyer, Søren Snitker, Russell Rising, Clifton Bogardus, Éric Ravussin
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This analysis provides comprehensive prediction equations for 24-EE, sleeping metabolic rate (SMR) and 24-RQ from their major known determinants and confirms the previous findings that there is still considerable variability in energy expenditure and substrate oxidation.
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This analysis provides comprehensive prediction equations for 24-EE, SMR and 24-RQ from their major known determinants. It confirms the previous findings that, even after adjustment for body composition, age, sex, ethnicity, and glucose tolerance, there is still considerable variability in energy expenditure and substrate oxidation that may, in part, be genetically determined. In adult Pima Indians, we found no evidence for lower metabolic rate or impaired fat oxidation that could explain the propensity towards obesity in this ethnic group.
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