Measured resting metabolic rate, respiratory quotient, and body composition in patients with narcolepsy: a preliminary report of a case-control study.

ABSTRACT: This case-control study compared the body composition, resting metabolic rate (RMR), and respiratory quotient (RQ) of narcolepsy patients with those of body mass index (BMI)- gender and age-matched controls. This study included 14 male patients with narcolepsy and 14 matched controls. The narcolepsy patients were subdivided into two subgroups (n = 7/each): those with cataplexy (NT1) and those without cataplexy (NT2). Anthropometric measurements, bioelectric impedance analysis, and indirect calorimetry were used in addition to the calculation of common body-composition indices (conicity index, abdominal volume index, and body adiposity index). Our results showed no significant difference in fat percentage, fat mass, fat-free mass, and TBW among NT1, NT2, and controls (p > 0.05). Compared to

SUBMITTER: Abulmeaty MMA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7335078 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature