Applicability of predictive equations for resting energy expenditure in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the applicability of predictive equations for resting energy expenditure (REE) in obese individuals with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and the effects of OSA severity on REE.

Materials and methods

Twenty-nine obese men, 41.5 ± 7 years old, with moderate and severe OSA were recruited. All subjects were submitted to a clinical polysomnography, body composition, and indirect calorimetry measurements. REE was also predicted by three different equations: Harris and Benedict (1919), Cunningham (1990), and DRI (2002).

Results

No effects of OSA severity on REE were found. The measured REE (2416.0 ± 447.1 kcal/day) and the REE predicted by equations were different from each other (F = 2713.88; p < 0.05): Harris and Benedict (2128.0 ± 245.8 kcal/day), C

SUBMITTER: Del Re MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10118802 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature