Muller et al reported equations for estimated the resting energy expenditures in pediatric patients. The authors are from multiple institutions in Germany.
Patient selection: German pediatric patients from 5 to 17 years of age
Parameters:
(1) age in years
(2) gender (0 if female, 1 if male)
(3) height in centimeters
(4) body weight in kilograms
(5) fat-free mass (FFM) in kilograms
(6) fat mass (FM) in kilograms
REE in megaJoules per day =
= (0.02606 * (weight in kilograms)) + (0.04129 * (height in cm)) + (0.311 * (points for gender)) - (0.08369 * (age)) - 0.0808
REE in megaJoules per day =
= (0.07887 * (fat free mass in kilograms)) + (0.02132 * (fat mass)) + (0.327 * (points for gender)) + 2.694
REE in megaJoules per day =
= (0.0866 * (fat free mass in kilograms)) + 1.989
where:
• body weight in kilograms = (fat free mass) + (fat mass)
