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Table 3 Measured BMR (mean ± SD) versus predicted BMRa

From: Hypertension prevalence and influence of basal metabolic rate on blood pressure among adult students in Bangladesh

 

Female (n = 118)

Male (n = 66)

BMR vs. body mass

 Measured (kJ/day)

5163 ± 737

6457 ± 882**

 Predicted (kJ/day)

5650 ± 398

6930 ± 715

BMR vs. fat free mass

 Measured (kJ/day)

5163 ± 737*

6457 ± 882**

 Predicted (kJ/day)

5039 ± 192

6151 ± 487

  1. aDifferences between males and females are significant at ** p < 0.001. Differences between measured and predicted by fat free mass are significant at: * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.001. P-values are obtained from paired-sample t-tests