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Equations of Kleiber for Resting Energy Expenditure (REE)

Description

Kleiber reported equations for the resting energy expenditure (REE) of an adult. It is based on Kleiber's Law for an organism's energetics. The author is from the University of California at Davis.


Parameters:

(1) gender

(2) age in years

(3) weight in kilograms

(4) height in centimeters

 

estimated resting energy expenditure in kcal per day for a male =

= 71.2 * ((weight)^(0.75)) * (1 + (0.004 * (30-(age))) + (0.018 * (((height) / ((weight)^(0.33)))-43.4)))

 

estimated resting energy expenditure in kcal per day for a female =

= 65.8 * ((weight)^(0.75)) * (1 + (0.004 * (30-(age))) + (0.018 * (((height) / ((weight)^(0.33)))-42.1)))


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