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Table 1 Predictive Equations for REE in Children and Adolescents Used in the Present Study

From: Validation of predictive equations for resting energy expenditure in children and adolescents with different body mass indexes

Author and Year

Gender

Age (years)

PredictiveEquationfor REE

Note

WHO, 1985

Male

3–10

kcal/d: (22.7*WT) + 495

WT:kg

 

Female

3–10

kcal/d: (22.5*WT) + 499

WT:kg

 

Male

10–18

kcal/d: (18.4*WT) + 651

WT:kg

 

Female

10–18

kcal/d: (12.5*WT) + 746

WT:kg

Schofield, 1985

Male

3–10

kcal/d: (19.589*WT) + (1.302*HT) + 414.7

WT:kg, HT:cm

 

Female

3–10

kcal/d: (16.961*WT) + (1.617*HT) + 371.0

WT:kg, HT:cm

 

Male

10–18

kcal/d: (16.245*WT) + (1.371*HT) + 515.3

WT:kg, HT:cm

 

Female

10–18

kcal/d: (8.361*WT) + (4.654*HT) + 200.0

WT:kg, HT:cm

IOM, 2004

Male

3–18

kcal/d: 68 - (43.3*AGE) + (7.12*HT) + (19.2*WT)

WT:kg, HT:cm, AGE:years

 

Female

3–18

kcal/d: 189 - (17.6*AGE) + (6.25*HT) + (7.9*WT)

WT:kg, HT:cm, AGE:years

Kim, 2009

All

4–11

kcal/d: 632.4 + (15.66*AGE) + (9.53*WT)

WT:kg, HT:cm, AGE:years

Henry, 2005

Male

3–10

kcal/d:(15.1*WT) + (0.742*HT) + 306

WT:kg, HT:cm

 

Female

3–10

kcal/d: (15.9* WT) + (2.1*HT) + 349

WT:kg, HT:cm

 

Male

10–18

kcal/d:(15.6* WT ) + (2.66*HT) + 299

WT:kg, HT:cm

 

Female

10–18

kcal/d:(9.40* WT) + (2.49*HT) + 462

WT:kg, HT:cm

Molnar, 1995

All

10–16

kj/d: (50.2*WT) + (29.6*HT) – (144.5*AGE) - (550*SEX) + 594.3

WT:kg, HT:cm, AGE:years, SEX: Male:0, Female:1

Müller (a), 2004

All

5–17

MJ/d: (0.02606*WT ) + (0.04129*HT)+(0.311*SEX) - (0.08369*AGE) − 0.808

WT:kg, HT:cm, AGE:years, SEX: Male:0, Female:1

Müller (b), 2004

  

MJ/d: (0.07885*FFM) + (0.02132*FM) + (0.327*SEX) + 2.694

FFM:kg, FM:kg, SEX: Male:0, Female:1

Derumeaux-Burel for obese children, 2004

All

3–18

MJ/d: (0.1371*FFM) - (0.1644*AGE) + 3.3647

FFM:kg, AGE:years

Schmelzle for obese children, 2004

Male

4–15

kcal/d:(6.6*WT) + (13.1*HT) – 794

WT:kg, HT:cm

 

Female

4–15

kcal/d:(11.9*WT) + (0.84*HT) + 579

WT:kg, HT:cm

Tverskaya for obese children, 1998

All

6–18

kcal/d: 775+ (28.4*FFM) - (37*AGE) + (3.3*FM) + (82*SEX)

FFM:kg, FM:kg, AGE:years, SEX: Male:1, Female:0

Lazzer for obese children (a), 2006

All

6–18

kj/d:(SEX*892.68) - (AGE*115.93) + (WT*54.96) + (HT*1816.23) + 1454.50

WT:kg, HT:m, AGE:years, SEX: Male:1, Female:0

Lazzer for obese children (b), 2006

All

6–18

kj/d:(SEX*909.12) - (AGE*107.48) + (FFM*68.39) + (FM*55.19) + 3631.23

FFM:kg, FM:kg, AGE:years, SEX: Male:1, Female:0

  1. REE: Resting energy expenditure