Factors influencing variation in basal metabolic rate include fat-free mass, fat mass, age, and circulating thyroxine but not sex, circulating leptin, or triiodothyronine

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 941-948

  Johnstone, Alexandra M ^a   Murison, Sandra D ^a   Duncan, Jackie S ^a   Rance, Kellie A ^a   Speakman, John R ^a,b  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body composition; Health; Hormones; Metabolism; Obesity

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE MINERAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLISM; OBESITY; UNITED KINGDOM; ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE; BLOOD; BODY CONSTITUTION; CALORIMETRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIODENSITOMETRY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SCOTLAND; SEX FACTORS; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 32944475832     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/82.5.941     Document Type: Article

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