Bogardus et al reported an equation for estimating the resting metabolic rate of an adult American Indian. The authors are from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases in Phoenix.
Subjects: nondiabetic adult American Indians from the southwestern United States
Parameter:
(1) lean body mass in kilograms
basal energy expenditure in kcal per day =
= (22.8 * (lean body mass)) + 489
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