Predicting resting energy expenditure in underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obese adult hospital patients

Table 3 REE predictive accuracy of prediction equations in BMI subgroups

	Total group (n = 513)			BMI <18.5 (n = 141)			BMI 18.5–25 (n = 209)			BMI 25–30 (n = 77)			BMI > 30 (n = 86)
	Under predic-tion	Accu-rate	Over predic-tion	Under predic-tion	Accu-rate	Over predic-tion	Under predic-tion	Accu-rate	Over predic-tion	Under predic-tion	Accu-rate	Over predic-tion	Under predic-tion	Accu-rate	Over predic-tion
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
New equation	19	49	32	21	44	35	22	51	27	14	58	27	14	44	42
Korth [18]	30	49	22	35	40	24	34	52	14	17	56	27	22	48	30
WHO-wtht [15]	40	45	14	40	45	14	48	43	9	27	55	18	33	44	23
Schofield-wtht [19]	46	42	12	43	44	13	54	40	7	36	48	16	40	40	21
Henry-wtht [20]	51	39	10	50	37	13	60	35	4	40	45	14	38	45	16
WHO-wt [15]	49	39	13	52	35	12	60	33	7	30	53	17	31	45	23
Harris & Benedict 1918 [10]	51	38	11	60	27	13	63	33	3	34	53	13	26	53	21
Muller [21]	52	37	11	59	29	12	62	33	5	38	48	14	28	51	21
H&B by Roza [11]	53	37	11	57	30	13	65	33	3	39	45	16	29	50	21
Schofield-wt [19]	53	36	12	54	33	13	61	32	7	42	47	12	40	40	21
Mifflin [22]	58	33	8	60	28	12	66	30	4	45	45	9	48	40	13
Henry-wt [20]	60	32	8	60	28	12	67	29	4	49	43	8	52	37	10
MullerBMI [21]	60	32	8	63	27	10	70	27	3	48	43	9	43	43	14
30 kcal/kg	58	31	10	67	23	11	69	27	4	40	45	14	35	43	22
Livingston [23]	60	31	9	99	1	0	55	36	9	39	47	14	29	50	21
25 kcal/kg	44	28	28	78	16	6	51	39	11	8	40	52	5	10	85
2000 kcal for female and 2500 kcal for male	66	27	7	73	19	8	73	23	3	53	39	8	50	38	12
Bernstein [24]	68	23	9	91	9	0	86	12	2	40	49	10	14	47	40

Accurate prediction: the percentage of subjects predicted by this predictive equation within 10% of the measured value
Underprediction: the percentage of subjects predicted by this predictive equation <10% of the measured value
Overprediction: the percentage of subjects predicted by this predictive equation > 10% of the measured value

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