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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 31.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2017 Jul 31;25(9):1633–1638. doi: 10.1002/oby.21931

Table 2.

Mean intake of macronutrients using the Remote Food Photography Method (RFPM) compared to the Doubly Labeled Water (DLW) Method

Lower 95% CL for Mean
Mean SD LCL UCL
RFPM
Protein (g) 46.50 10.11 43.22 49.78
Carbohydrate (g) 159.29 42.22 145.61 172.98
Fat (g) 42.40 10.83 38.89 45.91
% Calories from Protein 15.84 2.74 14.95 16.72
% Calories from Carbohydrate 53.75 5.70 51.90 55.60
% Calories from Fat 31.65 4.53 30.18 33.12
Energy intake (kcal/d) 1190.5 256.1 1107.5 1273.6
Food Quotient (FQ) 0.88 0.02 0.88 0.89
DLW Method
NH(kg) 11.03 1.90 10.41 11.64
NO(kg) 10.70 1.84 10.10 11.29
NH/NO 1.03 0.01 1.03 1.03
KH (d−1) −0.12 0.02 −0.13 −0.11
kO (d−1) −0.17 0.02 −0.17 −0.16
TEE (kcal/d)* 1412.4 220.0 1341.1 1483.7
Lean body mass (kg) 13.8 2.4 13.0 14.5
Body fat (kg) 5.1 1.9 4.5 5.7
Body fat (%) 26.6 5.3 24.9 28.3
Energy Difference (RFPM – DLW Method) (kcal/d)* −221.9 274.2 −310.7 −133.0
*

p-value < 0.0001; Mean Percent Error = −22.82 ± 29.71; Root Mean Square Error = 243.68

CL= confidence limit

SD= standard deviation

LCL= lower confidence limit

UCL= upper confidence limit

RFPM= Remote Food Photography Method

DLW= Doubly Labeled Water

NH = isotope dilution space of 2H

NO = isotope dilution space of 18O

kH = fractional turnover rate of 2H

kO = fractional turnover rate of 18O

TEE= total energy expenditure