Publications

Authors:

Maffeis, Claudio; Schutz, Y; Micciolo, R; Zoccante, Leonardo; Pinelli, Leonardo

Title:

Resting metabolic rate in six- to ten-year-old obese and nonobese children.

Year:

1993

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Format:

A Stampa

Referee:

Sì

Name of journal:

Journal of Pediatrics

ISSN of journal:

0022-3476

N° Volume:

122

Page numbers:

556-562

Keyword:

children; obesity; resting energy expenditure

Short description of contents:

The resting metabolic rate (RMR) and body composition of 130 obese and nonobese prepubertal children, aged 6 to 10 years, were assessed by indirect calorimetry and skin-fold thickness, respectively. The mean (±SD) RMR was 4619 ± 449 kJ · day-1 (164 ± 31 kJ · kg body weight-1 · day-1) in the 62 boys and 4449 ± 520 kJ · day-1 (147 ± 32 kJ · kg body weight-1 · day-1) in the 68 girls. Fat-free mass was the best single predictor of RMR (R2 = 0.64; p < 0.001). Step-down multiple regression analysis, with independent variables such as age, gender, weight, and height, allowed several RMR predictive equations to be developed. An equation for boys is as follows: RMR (kJ · day-1) = 1287 + 28.6 · Weight(kg) + 23.6 · Height(cm) -69.1 · Age(yr) (R2 = 0.58; p < 0.001). An equation for girls is as follows: RMR (kJ · day-1 = 1552 + 35.8 · Weight (kg) + 15.6 · Height (cm) - 36.3 · Age (yr) (R2 = 0.69; p < 0.001). Comparison between the measured RMR and that predicted by currently used formulas showed that most of these equations tended to overestimate the RMR of both genders, especially in overweight children.

Note:

This article had a remarkable impact on the scientific literature and was cited by 43 different articles (Scopus, access November 02, 2012).

Product ID:

34507

Handle IRIS:

11562/231258

Deposited On:

October 31, 2013

Last Modified:

November 11, 2022

Bibliographic citation:

Maffeis, Claudio; Schutz, Y; Micciolo, R; Zoccante, Leonardo; Pinelli, Leonardo, Resting metabolic rate in six- to ten-year-old obese and nonobese children. «Journal of Pediatrics» , vol. 122 , 1993 , pp. 556-562

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