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. 2012 Jan 12;7(1):e30164. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030164

Table 2. Room calorimeter results (mean±SE).

Lean (LN) Obese (OB)
N = 10 N = 9 ANOVA P-value
LF HF LF HF Group Condition Interaction
24 h Energy expenditure
kcal/day 1 2217±83 2161±88 3180±180 3133±180 <0.0001 ns ns
kcal/kg FFM/day 45.7±1.2 46.6±0.8 44.5±1.2 45.9±0.8 ns ns ns
Energy balance (kcal/day) 42±41 84±48 −50±40 −33±75 ns ns ns
Physical Activity Level (PAL) 4 1.61±0.05 1.56 ±0.08 1.57±0.08 1.55±0.06 ns ns ns
24 h RQ 2 0.90±0.01 0.84±0.01 0.90±0.01 0.83±0.01 ns <0.0001 ns
Protein oxidation (g) 1 72±6 77±8 101±9 105±6 <0.05 ns ns
Carbohydrate oxidation (g) 1,2 344±24 256±20 507±53 320±40 <0.05 <0.0001 ns
Fat oxidation (g) 1,3 49±9 92±10 67±10 140±15 <0.05 <0.0001 ns
1

OB > LN.

2

LF > HF.

3

LF < HF.

4

PAL  = 24 h EE/resting metabolic rate.

RQ = respiratory quotient.

FFM = fat free mass.

FM = fat free mass.