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. 2012 Mar;94(2):129–132. doi: 10.1308/003588412X13171221501988

Table 1.

Demographic data and pre-operative resting energy expenditure (REE) measured with Harris–Benedict and Schofield equations and indirect calorimetry

Demographic data
Age (years) 47 (SD:7)
Male-to-female ratio 10:21
Height (cm) 168 (SD: 11)
Weight (kg) 134 (SD: 29)
Body mass index (kg/m2) 46.6 (SD: 8.6)
Resting energy expenditure
Harris–Benedict equation (kcal/day) 2,195 (SD: 505)
– Men (10) 2,777 (SD: 373)
– Women (21) 1,918 (SD: 266)
Schofield equation (kcal/day) 2,129 (SD: 449)
– Men (10) 2,666 (SD: 307)
– Women (21) 1,874 (SD: 216)
Indirect calorimetry (kcal/day) 1,980 (SD: 558)
– Men (10) 2,329 (SD: 600)
– Women (21) 1,814 (SD: 464)
Overprediction (kcal/day) by
– Harris–Benedict equation 215 (SD: 458)
– Schofield equation 149 (SD: 439)

SD = standard deviation