Basal metabolic rates of Indian women.
Basal metabolic rates (BMRs) in 60 Indian women resident in Bangalore and aged 18-30 years were measured during the mid-follicular phase of the menstrual cycle. The data were used to obtain a predictive equation for BMR from body weight. The BMR measurements were comparable to BMRs of 52 Indian women reported more than 50 years ago, while they were 9.2% lower than Schofield's equation and 4.2% lower than that predicted by the equation of C.K.J. Henry & D.G. Rees (1991) Eur. J. Clin. Nutr. 45, 177-185. The equation obtained in this study predicts closely the BMRs of American women but underestimates BMRs of European women compared with figures recently reported in the literature.
Piers
L S
LS
Department of Physiology, St John's Medical College, Bangalore, India.
Shetty
P S
PS
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000569:Americas; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001481:Basal Metabolism; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D005498:Follicular Phase; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D016018:Least-Squares Analysis; D008433:Mathematics; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012016:Reference Values