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

Table 5. Partial correlation coefficients between muscle and organ masses (non-adjusted and adjusted for constitution) and REE controlled for age (n = 262).

REE (MJ/d)
MMDXA (kg) 0.85 **
MMDXA adj for weight (kg) 0.52 **
MMDXA adj for height (kg) 0.77 **
MMDXA adj for height and weight (kg) 0.50 **
organ mass, MRI
 brain (g) 0.54 **
 brainadj weight (g) 0.46 **
 brainadj for height (g) 0.49 **
 brainadj for height and weight(g) 0.46 **
 Heart(g) 0.60 **
 heartadj for weight (g) 0.32 **
 heartadj for height (g) 0.54 **
 Heartadj for height and weight (g) 0.31 **
 Liver(g) 0.76 **
 liveradj for weight (g) 0.42 **
 liveradj for height (g) 0.68 **
 liveradj for height and weight (g) 0.40 *
 kidneys (g) 0.66 **
 kidneysadj for weight (g) 0.25 **
 kidneysadj for height (g) 0.61 **
 kidneysadj for height and weight (g) 0.27 **
 spleen (g) 0.53 **
 spleenadj for weight (g) 0.27 **
 spleenadj for height (g) 0.47 **
 spleenadj for height and weight (g) 0.27 **

*p<0.05;

**p<0.01; REE, resting energy expenditure; MM, muscle mass; DXA, Dual X-ray Absorptiometry; MRI, Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

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