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Equations of Molnar et al for Estimating the Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) of Adolescents from 10 to 16 Years Old

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Molnar et al developed equations for predicting the resting metabolic rate (RMR) for nonobese and obese adolescents. The authors are from the University Medical School of Pecs in Hungary and the University of Lausanne in Switzerland.


Patient selection: adolescent from 10 to 16 years old

 

Parameters:

(1) sex

(2) age in years

(3) weight in kilograms

(4) height in centimeters

 

Sex

Points

male

0

female

1

 

RMR in kJoules per 24 hours for a male =

= (50.9 * (weight)) + (25.3 * (height)) - (50.3 * (age)) +26.9

 

RMR in kJoules per 24 hours for a female =

= (51.2 * (weight)) + (24.5 * (height)) - (207.5 * (age)) +1629.8

 

RMR in kJoules per 24 hours for a male or female =

= (50.2 * (weight)) + (29.6 * (height)) - (144.5 * (age)) - (550 * (points for sex)) + 594.3


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