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. 2011 Jul 26;6(7):e22732. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022732

Table 2. Partial correlation coefficients controlled for age and regression equations between high metabolic rate organs and tissues as well as REE and either body weight or height (n = 262).

weight (W) height (H) weight (W) ×height (H)
r regression r regression r regression
FMDXA (kg) 0.79 ** 0.009×W1.78 −0.14 * 48.62×H−1.42 0.84 0.02×W2.23×H−5.3
FFMDXA (kg) 0.70 ** 3.01×W0.66 0.72 ** 10.35×H3.08 0.88 2.03×W0.48×H2.22
MMDXA (kg) 0.70 ** 0.93×W0.76 0.70 ** 4.18×H3.40 0.85 0.62×W0.56×H2.41
organ mass, MRI
 brain (g) 0.26 ** 0.93×W0.11 0.54 ** 0.92×H0.92 0.56 0.79×W0.041×H0.86
 heart (g) 0.49 ** 0.03×W0.55 0.45 ** 0.10×H2.14 0.58 0.024×W0.42×H1.42
 liver (g) 0.70 ** 0.10×W0.62 0.47 ** 0.57×H1.92 0.73 0.088×W0.54×H1.04
 kidneys (g) 0.68 ** 0.01×W0.73 0.26 ** 0.14×H1.36 0.68 0.012×W0.72×H0.19
 spleen (g) 0.46 ** 0.004×W0.90 0.36 ** 0.03×H3.39 0.53 0.003×W0.73×H2.19
REE (MJ/d) 0.78 ** 0.495×W0.59 0.59 ** 2.14×H2.11 0.85 0.39×W0.49×H1.26
REE adj for weight (MJ/d) - - 0.55 ** 3.60×H1.17 - -

*p<0.05.

**p<0.01.

W, weight, H, height; FM, fat mass; FFM, fat-free mass; MM, muscle mass; DXA, Dual X-ray Absorptiometry; MRI, Magnetic Resonance Imaging; REE, resting energy expenditure.

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