PMID: 2508459Oct 1, 1989Paper

The influence of different methods on basal metabolic rate measurements in human subjects

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Mario J SoaresP S Shetty

Abstract

While collating basal metabolic rate (BMR) measurements made worldwide it becomes important to know how different instruments compare with each other and whether errors in methodology could account for the differences in BMRs measured. BMRs of 34 healthy individuals were measured by using five different instruments in various combinations. Results show that energy outputs were comparable between the oxylog. Hartmann and Braun Metabolator, ventilated tent and hood, and whole-body indirect calorimeter: small differences, if any, were not statistically significant. However, significant interactions existed between subjects with the ventilated tent and hood and calorimeter when measurements were taken in subjects who were unaccustomed to the apparatus. When converting O2-consumption measurements to energy output, some instruments make assumptions that introduce a variable error in the final result, which may lead to systematic errors during the compilation of large databases of human BMRs.

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