Table 3.

Gas exchange volumes and resting energy expenditure of children with SMAI and II.

	SMAI (N = 15)		SMAII (N = 15)		p Value
	Mean	Sd	Mean	sd
Resting energy expenditure (indirect calorimetry)
VO2	0.097	0.020	0.099	0.017	0.791
VCO2	0.082	0.020	0.087	0.021	0.522
RQ	0.839	0.057	0.880	0.157	0.355
REE (kcal/die)	684	143	703	122	0.707
REE/weight (kcal/kgBW)	58	10	54	7	0.215
REE/FFM (kcal/kgFFM)	95	12	84	11	0.017

Abbreviations: VO₂ = Volume of O₂; VCO₂ = Volume of CO₂; RQ = Respiratory Quotient; REE = Resting Energy Expenditure; BW = Body Weight; FFM = Fat Free Mass.

Statistically differences (p < 0.05) are reported in bold.