Table 4.
Seasonal changes in physical activity and resting metabolic rate (RMR).
| Winter | Spring | Summer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEE (kcal/day) | 1796 ± 152 a | 1843 ± 160 a, c | 1782 ± 160 c |
| PAEE (kcal/day) | 230 ± 67 a | 274 ± 69 a, c | 233 ± 70 c |
| Steps | 9359 ± 2473 a | 10922 ± 2523 a, c | 9298 ± 2570 c |
| METs·Hour | 2.8 ± 0.9 a | 3.4 ± 0.8 a, c | 2.9 ± 1.0 c |
| RMR (kcal) | 1240 ± 142 b | 1131 ± 149 | 986 ± 111 b |
| RMR (kcal/kg BW) | 24 ± 3 b | 22 ± 2 | 19 ± 2 b |
| RMR (kcal/kg LBM) | 33 ± 3 b | 30 ± 3 | 26 ± 2 b |
| Means ± S.D. (n = 28) | |||
TEE, Total Energy Expenditure; PAEE, Physical-activity-related Energy Expenditure by a uniaxial accelerometer; RMR, Resting Metabolic Rate (n = 7); LBM, Lean Body Mass; BW, body weight; Bonferroni, a, b, c Means with a common superscript letter are significantly different, p < 0.05.