Research Article

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

Table 4

Difference between the means of anthropometric, biochemical, and body composition of women with diabetes mellitus type 2 classified according to nutritional status [18].

Normal weightPre-obeseObese
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Mean(95% CI)Mean( 95% CI)Mean( 95% CI)

Age (years)52.6(43.2; 62.0)52.2(43.0; 61.4)50.7(47.6; 53.9)
BM (kg)57.0(52.0; 62.0)ab67.5(62.2; 72.9)ac87.4(83.7; 91.2)bc
LBM (kg)36.8(34.9; 38.8)b39.5(35.9; 43.1)c48.8(46.7; 50.9)bc
FM (kg)20.0(14.2; 25.8)ab27.8(23.4; 32.2)ac38.0(35.6; 40.5)bc
FPG (mg/dL)129.0(67.2; 190.8)102.8(95.7; 109.9)155.9(121.1; 190.7)
A1C (%)7.4(5.6; 9.2)6.2(5.5; 7.0)8.1(6.7; 9.5)
BMR (kcal)1129.2(905.0; 1352.4)b1211.8(1044.9; 1378.7)c1545.7(1418.7; 1672.7)bc
BMR/BM (kcal·kg−1)19.9(15.2; 24.6)18.0(15.7; 20.2)17.7(16.4; 18.9)
BMR/LBM (kcal·kg−1)30.7(24.3; 37.1)30.6(28.4; 32.8)31.8(29.1; 34.4)

Estimated BMR (kcal)
Harris and Benedict [10]1239.9(1165.5; 1314.2)b1342.5(1274.3; 1410.7)c1544.3(1502.3; 1586.4)bc
 Difference (1) 110.7(−90.2; 311.5)130.7(2.3; 259.1)−1.3(−133.0; 110.4)
 Deviation % (2) 11.7(−7.7; 31.1)11.7(−1.4; 24.8)2.7(−6.7; 12.1)
FAO/WHO/UNU [11]1324.6(1281.1; 1368.0)ab1416.6(1369.9; 1463.2)ac1589.7(1557.2; 1622.2)bc
 Difference (1) 195.4(−36.6; 427.3)204.8(55.9; 353.7)44.1(−69.9; 158.0)
 Deviation % (2) 19.7(−4.0; 43.5)18.0(2.0; 34.1)6.0(−4.3; 16.3)
Owen et al. [19]1203.9(1168.1; 1239.9)ab1279.9(1241.5; 1318.4)ac1422.8(1396.0; 1449.6)bc
 Difference (1) 74.8(−155.3; 304.8)68.1(−83.0; 219.3)−122.9(−238.5; −7.2)
 Deviation % (2) 8.8(−12.7; 30.3)6.7(−8.0; 21.3)−5.1(−14.4; 4.2)
Mifflin et al. [20]1111.9(1010.3; 1213.6)b1218.4(1120.7; 1316.1)c1440.3(1386.4; 1494.3)bc
 Difference (1) −17.2(−228.9; 194.5)6.6(−115.6; 128.9)−105.3(−216.2; 5.5)
 Deviation % (2) 0.1(−17.6; 17.8)1.2(−9.3; 11.7)−4.4(−12.8; 4.0)
Gougeon et al. [23]1126.5(1078.5; 1174.5)b1235.2(1149.3; 1321.2)c1551.4(1495.9; 1606.8)bc
 Difference (1) −2.7(−240.2; 234.9)23.4(−97.5; 144.4)5.7(−106.5; 117.9)
 Deviation % (2) 1.9(−19.1; 22.9)2.6(−8.0; 13.1)3.1(−6.3; 12.5)
Huang et al. [6]1303.1(1224.2; 1381.9)b1408.8(1333.1; 1484.6)c1621.5(1575.1; 1667.8)bc
 Difference (1) 173.9(−50.5; 398.2)197.1(67.8; 326.3)75.8(−34.9; 186.5)
 Deviation % (2) 17.6(−4.6; 39.8)17.2(3.5; 30.9)7.8(−2.01; 17.7)
Rodrigues et al. [18]1178.8(1116.3; 1241.3)b1280.4(1219.4; 1341.4)c1485.4(1441.3; 1529.4)bc
 Difference (1) 49.6(−173.4; 272.6)68.6(−66.7; 203.9)−60.3(−171.0; 50.5)
 Deviation % (2) 6.4(−13.7; 26.6)6.6(−6.3; 19.4)−1.2(−10.2; 7.8)

BM: body mass; LBM: lean body mass; FM: fat mass; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; A1C: glycated hemoglobin; BMR: basal metabolic rate; BMR/BM: basal metabolic rate adjusted for BM; BMR/LBM: basal metabolic rate adjusted for LBM; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.
One-way ANOVA-Tukey: a  b  csame letters express significant difference between groups.
(1) (Estimated − measured) (kcal in 24 h).
(2) (Difference/measured) × 100 (%).