Table 1 Resting energy expenditure predictive equations in their original unit (kcal/day, except Schofield and FAO/WHO/UNU (MJ/day))
Equation | Formula |
|---|---|
Harris and Benedict [7] | Males 13.75 × Weight (kg) + 5 × Stature (cm) – 6.76 × Age (yrs) + 66.47 |
Schofield [8] | Males (18–30 yrs) 63 × Weight (kg) – 42 × Stature (m) + 2953 Males (30–60 yrs) 48 × Weight (kg) – 11 × Stature (m) + 3670 |
FAO/WHO/UNU [9] | Males (18–30 yrs) 15.3 × Weight (kg) – 27 × Stature (m) + 679 Males (30–60 yrs) 11.6 × Weight (kg) – 16 × Stature (m) + 879 |
Mifflin [10] | 9.99 × Weight (kg) + 6.25 × Stature (cm) – 4.92 × Age (yrs) + 166 × Sex (M = 1, F = 0) – 161 |
Owen [11] | Males 10.2 × Weight (kg) + 879 |
De Lorenzo [15] | 9 × Weight (kg) + 11.7 × Stature (cm) − 857 |
Wong [16] | 13 × Weight (kg) + 192 × Sex (M = 1, F = 0) + 669 |
Ten Haaf [17] | 11.936 × Weight (kg) + 587.728 × Stature (cm) – 8.129 × Age (yrs) + 191.027 × Sex (M = 1, F = 0) + 29.279 |