Validity and reproducibility of resting metabolic rate measurements in rural Bangladeshi women: Comparison of measurements obtained by Medgem™ and by Deltatrac™ device

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 651-657

  Alam, D S ^a   Hulshof, Paul J M ^b   Roordink, D ^b   Meltzer, M ^b   Yunus, M ^a   Salam, M A ^a   van Raaij, J M A ^b  

^a ICDDR B Centre for Health and Population Research   (Bangladesh)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Deltatrac; FAO WHO UNU BMR prediction equations; Indirect calorimetry; MedGem; Reproducibility; Rural Bangladeshi women; Validity

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHODOLOGY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREDICTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RURAL AREA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BANGLADESH; BASAL METABOLISM; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RURAL POPULATION;

APOGON BRACHYGRAMMUS;

EID: 19144372652     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602122     Document Type: Article

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