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Table 6 Comparison of overestimated rates between equations

From: Comparison of five equations for estimating resting energy expenditure in Chinese young, normal weight healthy adults

The pair of equations

P value with McNemar Test

Men

Women

Total

H-B & Liu’s

0.016

0.016

0.000

H-B & Owen

0.004

0.016

0.000

H-B-s & Liu’s-sa

0.375

0.500

0.125

H-B-s & Owen-s

0.008

0.031

0.000

WHO & Liu’s

0.016

0.500

0.004

WHO & Owen

0.004

0.500

0.001

WHO-s & Liu’s-s

0.031

1.000

0.031

WHO-s & Owen-s

0.001

0.125

0.000

  1. aEnd of the predictive equations’ name plus ‘-s’ means that REE was calculated by ideal body weight, otherwise by current body weight. H-B, Harris-Benedict; WHO, World Health Organization.