Basal and resting metabolic rates of physically disabled adult subjects: a systematic review of controlled cross-sectional studies.
OBJECTIVE
To systematically review studies that investigated the basal metabolic rate (BMR) and resting metabolic rate (RMR) of physically disabled adult subjects.


METHODS
The studies were identified via MedLine, Science Direct, Science Search, Scientific Electronic Library Online, Wiley, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, Cochrane, Indice Bibliográfico Espanõl de Ciencias de la Salud, Scopus, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Database and System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe. No restriction on publication date was imposed.


RESULTS
Data from 6 studies were included. The results showed that physically disabled adult subjects have a lower BMR and/or RMR compared to nondisabled subjects. However, the difference between the groups disappeared when the BMR and RMR were adjusted for fat-free mass. Due to the small number of studies on this subject and the limited types of physical disabilities evaluated in the literature, we could not make a definitive conclusion.


CONCLUSIONS
Disabled individuals seem to have a lower absolute BMR and/or RMR than able-bodied adults; however, this difference was not present or else it disappeared in half of the studies, after adjusting for body mass and/or fat-free mass.
Laboratory of Research and Innovation in Sports Science, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Macaé, RJ, Brazil.
Ainá
A
Innocencio da Silva Gomes
Patrícia
P
dos Santos Vigário
Míriam Raquel Meira
MR
Mainenti
Marina
M
de Figueiredo Ferreira
Beatriz Gonçalves
BG
Ribeiro
Eliane
E
de Abreu Soares
D000328:Adult; D001481:Basal Metabolism; D001823:Body Composition; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000378:metabolism*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic