Table 1.

Log BMR in relation to age. (a) Sexes combined (R²=0.52), (b) males only (R²=0.60) and (c) females only (R²=0.60). (Sex is a dummy variable (1=male, 2=female), ALM is age at last measurement (in years) and individual is included as random effect.)

parameter	coefficient (s.e.)	F (d.f.)	p
(a) sexes combined
constant	1.563 (0.022)
sex	0.031 (0.010)	9.45 (1, 61)	<0.004
age	−0.005 (0.002)	7.26 (1, 61)	<0.01
ALM	−0.0004 (0.004)	0.02 (1, 61)	0.9
(b) males
constant	0.917 (0.094)
log mass	0.583 (0.082)	51.3 (1, 29)	<0.001
age	−0.006 (0.023)	6.95 (1, 29)	0.01
ALM	0.001 (0.003)	0.05 (1, 29)	0.8
(c) females
constant	0.994 (0.121)
log mass	0.563 (0.105)	28.9 (1, 28)	<0.001
age	−0.011 (0.003)	15.4 (1, 28)	<0.001
ALM	−0.003 (0.004)	0.53 (1, 28)	0.9