Table 2.

Regression equations for prediction of resting energy expenditure from two different models of body composition analysis (n = 301 men and women, BMI 28.4 ± 6.1 kg/m², age 40.9 ± 13.9 years, study population 1).

REE, MJ/day =	R2	SEE
0.088 × FFM + 0.027 × FM + 1.237	0.80	0.54
0.788 × liver + 1.004 × brain + 0.064 × SM + 0.057 × RM + 0.022 × AT + 1.891 × kidneys – 0.134	0.84	0.49

SM, skeletal muscle; RM, residual mass; AT, adipose tissue.