Indirect calorimetry in obese female subjects: Factors influencing the resting metabolic rate

Table 1 Anthropometric characteristics, clinical parametersand body composition

Variable	mean ± SD
Age (yr)	52.72 ± 13.96
BW1 (kg)	102.97 ± 26.55
BH1 (cm)	158.41 ± 6.71
BMI1 (kg/m2)	41.35 ± 11.37
WC1 (cm)	115.44 ± 22.08
HR1 (bpm)	66.61 ± 11.03
SBP1 (mmHg)	127.32 ± 18.06
DBP1 (mmHg)	78.04 ± 8.58
CB1 (cm)	39.01 ± 8.23
CMB1 (cm)	29.31 ± 5.27
FM12 (%)	42.86 ± 10.06
FM13 (%)	45.34 ± 28.07
FFM13 (%)	54.66 ± 28.07
MM13 (%)	32.16 ± 25.71
BCM13 (%)	44.49 ± 8.40
BCM1-Index3	8.91 ± 2.43
TBW13 (%)	41.06 ± 20.42
ECW13 (%)	52.56 ± 5.37
ICW13 (%)	47.44 ± 5.37
RMR1 (kcal/d)	1537.91 ± 281.76

Descriptive data in obese women.

¹See the full text for abbreviations of subjects’ anthropometric parameters;

²Estimated by Harpenden caliper;

³Estimated by BIA. BW: Body weight; BH: Body height; BMI: Body mass index; WC: Waist circumference; HR: Heart rate; FM: Fat mass; RMR: Resting metabolic rate.