Table II.

The influence of water load on metabolic parameters (means and 95% confidence interval)

	Obese (n = 24)		Normal weight (n = 21)
	REE	EE	REE	EE
Kcal/day	1529 ̂ (1344-1715)	1755* (1610-1900)	1198 (1028-1368)	1315** (1140-1491)
Kcal/m2/h	31.3 (28.2-34.4)	36.3 (33.3-39.3)	30.8 (26.4-35.2)	33.8*** (29.1-38.6)
kJ/min	3.7 ̂ ̂ ̂ (3.3-4.1)	4.3* & (3.9-4.7)	1.6 (1.4-1.9)	1.8*** (1.5-2.0)

EE – energy expenditure, REE – resting energy expenditure

^*p < 0.05

^**p < 0.01

^***p < 0.001 – before vs. after water load

 ^̂p < 0.05

 ^̂ ̂ ̂p < 0.001 – before water load obese vs. normal weight

^&p < 0.001 – after water load obese vs. normal weight