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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for all metabolic variables measured with each technique

From: Evaluation of a new whole room indirect calorimeter specific for measurement of resting metabolic rate

 

N

Mean

Min

Max

± SD

SE

Mean

Min2

Max3

± SD

SE

VH_MC1

 

Calculated from ethanol stoichiometry

Derived from ethanol combustion

 Burn rate (g/min)

10

0.193

0.106

0.272

0.054

0.017

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 RMR4 (kcal/d)

10

1969.1

1083.7

2780.9

554.2

175.3

1631.5

993.3

2131.2

406.0

128.4

 RQ5 (VO2/VCO2)

10

0.67

0.67

0.67

0.001

0.002

0.66

0.65

0.67

0.007

0.002

 VO26 (L/day)

10

405.2

223.0

572.2

114.0

36.1

360.2

218.9

472.3

89.6

28.3

 VCO27 (L/day)

10

270.1

148.7

381.5

76.0

24.0

238.0

141.1

312.5

60.3

19.0

RMR_WRIC8

 

Calculated from propane stoichiometry

Derived from propane combustion

 Burn rate (g/min)

10

0.150

0.122

0.198

0.025

0.008

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 RMR (kcal/d)

10

2566.1

2094.1

3398.7

429.6

135.8

2497.5

1997.0

3402.8

445.2

140.8

 RQ (VO2/VCO2)

10

0.60

0.60

0.60

0.00

0.00

0.61

0.59

0.62

0.01

0.00

 VO2 (L/day)

10

548.0

447.2

725.8

91.2

29.0

540.5

433.2

735.2

95.6

30.2

 VCO2 (L/day)

10

328.8

268.3

435.5

55.0

17.4

332.2

261.9

456.8

62.2

19.7

Subjects

 

Measured by VH_MC

Measured by RMR_WRIC

 RMR (kcal/d)

40

1701.7

964.8

2390.4

322.5

51.0

1896.6

1123.2

2865.6

392.4

62.0

 RQ (VO2/VCO2)

40

0.81

0.73

0.93

0.04

0.01

0.83

0.75

0.97

0.05

0.01

 VO2 (l/day)

40

352.4

199.1

510.0

68.6

10.9

396.6

230.0

595.9

81.2

12.8

 VCO2 (l/day)

40

284.4

162.0

373.7

51.6

8.2

319.7

195.7

470.0

65.1

10.3

  1. 1 VH_MC Ventilated hood connected to a metabolic cart
  2. 2 Min Minimum value
  3. 3 Max Maximum value
  4. 4 RMR Resting metabolic rate
  5. 5 RQ Respiratory quotient
  6. 6 VO 2 Ventilation rate of oxygen
  7. 7 VCO 2 Ventilation rate of carbon dioxide
  8. 8 RMR_WRIC Resting metabolic rate whole room indirect calorimeter