Research Article

Body Composition and Basal Metabolic Rate in Women with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 3

Comparison between the estimated and measured BMR in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

VariableMean(95% CI)

Measured BMR (kcal in 24 h)1411.9(1300.2; 1523.2)
Estimated BMR (kcal in 24 h)
 Harris and Benedict [10]1453.9(1397.8; 1511.1)
  Difference (1) (kcal in 24 h)42.3(−36.1; 120.6)0.278
  Deviation % (2) 5.9(−0.7; 12.6)
 FAO/WHO/UNU [11]1511.5(1463.5; 1559.4)
  Difference (1) (kcal in 24 h)99.8(16.5; 183.1)0.021*
  Deviation % (2) 10.6(2.9; 18.2)
 Owen et al. [19]1358.2(1318.6; 1397.8)
  Difference (1) (kcal in 24 h)−53.5(−140.5; 33.5)0.218
  Deviation % (2) −0.5(−7.5; 6.5)
 Mifflin et al. [20]1342.1(1276.7; 1407.4)
  Difference (1) (kcal in 24 h)−69.6(−146.6; 7.4)0.075
  Deviation % (2) −2.6(−8.4; 3.2)
 Gougeon et al. [23]1419.1(1339.1; 1499.0)
  Difference (1) (kcal in 24 h)7.4(−69.2; 83.9)0.845
  Deviation % (2) 2.8(−3.7; 9.3)
 Huang et al. [6]1526.7(1466.0; 1587.1)
  Difference (1) (kcal in 24 h)115.0(36.9; 193.1)0.005*
  Deviation % (2) 11.3(4.2; 18.4)
 Rodrigues et al. [18]1394.0(1336.3; 1451.8)
  Difference (1) (kcal in 24 h)−17.6(−96.4; 61.1)0.649
  Deviation % (2) 1.5(−4.9; 8.0)

Paired Student’s -test: . BMR: basal metabolic rate; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.
(1) (Estimated − measured) (kcal in 24 h).
(2) (Difference/measured) × 100 (%).