Is it necessary to measure resting energy expenditure in clinical practice in children?
We compared measured resting energy expenditure (MREE) and predicted resting energy expenditure (PREE) in 398 chronically ill children and found a wide variability for %MREE/PREE (standard deviation +/- 27.2). Bland-Altman analysis also suggested poor agreement between MREE and PREE (mean bias, 43.2 kcal; range, -645 to 1118.1 kcal). Our findings suggest that resting energy expenditure should be measured in chronically ill children.
Shakur
Yaseer A
YA
Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Richards
Helen
H
Pencharz
Paul B
PB
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D002149:Energy Intake; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012146:Rest; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index