title: Predictive equations for basal metabolic rates of Indian males.
abstract: The article deals with the generation of a prediction equation for basal metabolic rate (BMR) of well-nourished Indian males, from prospective measurements on 121 males, using a single validated technique. The equation related BMR to simple measures such as weight (WT) and age, and was given by: BMR (kJ/d) = 48.7 * WT-14.1 * AGE + 3599. The equation was internally as well as externally validated against other Indian databases and the net differences of < 2% (100 kJ/d), were non-significant. Interestingly, American BMRs were predicted to within 0.5% (28 kJ/d) by this equation, while European BMRs were significantly higher than predicted by 6.3% (433 kJ/d). Similar results were obtained on validating the American and European data against the equations of C. K. J. Henry & D. G. Rees (1991) Eur J. Clin. Nutr. 45, 177-185. Such results suggest that there are no differences in the BMR of age- and weight-matched Asian Indian males, other tropical populations and Americans. This has implications in the estimation of energy expenditure and hence energy requirements for these populations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, St John's Medical College Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Francis
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Shetty
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001481:Basal Metabolism; D001835:Body Weight; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies