Resting Energy Expenditure Measured by Indirect Calorimetry in Obese Patients: Variation Within Different BMI Ranges.
Valéria Girard Fabiano AlvesEduardo Eiras Moreira da RochaMaria Cristina GonzálezRosana Barcellos Vieira da FonsecaMônica Hissa do Nascimento SilvaPublished in: JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition (2019)
These results, in kcal/kg/d, suggest using 22.0 for OW, 18.4 for OB, and 16.9 for individuals with BMIs >40. However, we recommend the use of IC to determine REE for the latter subset of patients, since 16.9 kcal/kg/d might be an underestimation.