Association between Resting Energy Expenditure and Heat Pattern in Traditional Medicine
Table 2
Characteristics of the study participants according to sex and the presence of heat pattern.
Men
Women
HP (N = 22)
NHP (N = 26)
Total (N = 48)
HP (N = 23)
NHP (N = 38)
Total (N = 61)
Age (years)
37.8 ± 2.7
38.0 ± 2.9
37.9 ± 2.8
0.975
38.9 ± 2.9
39.6 ± 3.2
39.3 ± 3.1
0.415
Height (cm)
173.3 ± 5.7
173.1 ± 5.7
173.2 ± 5.6
0.836
160.9 ± 5.4
160.4 ± 5.9
160.6 ± 5.7
0.711
Weight (kg)
70.8 ± 7.6
69.5 ± 6.9
70.1 ± 7.1
0.520
57.2 ± 6.2
56.5 ± 7.8
56.8 ± 7.2
0.697
BMI (kg/m2)
23.6 ± 1.9
23.2 ± 2.0
23.4 ± 2.0
0.508
22.1 ± 1.9
21.9 ± 2.4
22.0 ± 2.2
0.682
FFM (kg)
55.3 ± 5.5
55.2 ± 5.8
55.3 ± 5.6
0.957
39.7 ± 4.5
40.1 ± 4.5
40.0 ± 4.4
0.735
FM (kg)
15.5 ± 4.8
14.3 ± 2.8
14.9 ± 3.9
0.290
17.5 ± 3.7
16.3 ± 4.8
16.8 ± 4.4
0.277
REE (kcal/day)
2005.3 ± 301.3
1859.7 ± 243.5
1926.2 ± 278.1
0.077
1499.8 ± 222.5
1394.2 ± 199.1
1432.9 ± 212.4
0.063
HP, heat pattern; NHP, nonheat pattern; REE, resting energy expenditure; BMI, body mass index; FFM, fat-free mass; FM, fat mass. Values are represented as the mean ± standard deviation. Differences between NHP and HP were assessed by an independent T-test or the Mann–Whitney U test.
