Table 1. Estimates for alternative BMR meta-model specifications.

Alternative Meta-model Estimates	MSCa
BMR = 558 + 2.8H + 7.5F + 12L - 3.1A + N(0,170)	2,676
BMR = 851 + 1.1H + 8.7F + 13L - 3A - 3.3BMIb + N(0,172)	2,722
BMR = 231 + 4.4H + 3.1F + 16.2L - 2.4A + 0.06F2 - 0.03L2 + N(0,128)	2,429
BMR = -3526 + 3.6H + 11F - 5.8L - 2.6A - 130.4 ln(F) + 1299.3 ln(L) + N(0,136)	2,390

^aModel Selection Criterion, MSC = χ₀ + 2 dim(β).

^bBody Mass Index (BMI), a common measure of obesity, is weight divided by height squared.