Table 2.

Multiple regression analysis of age, gender, body weight, drug intake and CRPs with measured resting energy expenditure as the dependent variable.

Variable/independent predictor	R square	R square change	P value
(n = 63)
Age	.004	.004	.679
Gender	.055	.051	.133
Drugs	.118	.062	.093
Body weight	.124	.006	.594
CRP	.209	.086	.044*

*P value < 0.05