Age but not menopausal status is linked to lower resting energy expenditure.
Jari E KarppinenPetri WiklundJohanna K IhalainenHanna-Kaarina JuppiVille IsolaMatti HyvärinenEssi K AhokasUrho M KujalaJari Antero LaukkanenJuha J HulmiJuha P AhtiainenSulin ChengEija K LaakkonenPublished in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2023)
We demonstrated that REEadj declines with age in women before late adulthood, also when controlling partially for genetic background, and that menopause may not contribute to this decline.