Sum of Skinfold-Corrected Girths Correlates with Resting Energy Expenditure: Development of the NRG_CO Equation.

ABSTRACT: Our study aimed to validate existing equations and develop the new NRG_CO equation to estimate resting energy expenditure (REE) in the Colombian population with moderate-to-high physical activity levels. Upon satisfying the inclusion criteria, a total of 86 (43F, 43M) healthy adults (mean [SD]: 27.5 [7.7] years; 67.0 [13.8] kg) were evaluated for anthropometric variables and REE by indirect calorimetry using wearable gas analyzers (COSMED K4 and K5). Significant positive correlations with REE were found for body mass (r = 0.65), body mass-to-waist (r = 0.58), arm flexed and tensed girth (r = 0.66), corrected thigh girth (r = 0.56), corrected calf girth (r = 0.61), and sum of breadths (∑3D, r = 0.59). As a novelty, this is the first time a

SUBMITTER: Restrepo-Botero DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11435257 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature