Liu et al developed an equation for predicting the basal metabolic rate (BMR) in Chinese adults. The authors are from Taipei, Taiwan.
Subjects: Adult Chinese from 20 to 78 years in good health and within the normal range for weight (not obese or cachectic).
Parameters:
(1) body weight in kilograms
(2) height in centimeters
(3) age
(4) sex (1 point if female, 0 points if male)
BMR in kcal/day =
= (13.88 * (body weight in kilograms)) + (4.16 * (height in cm)) – (3.43 * (age in years)) – (112.40 * (points for sex)) + 54.34
Using 1 kcal (thermochemical) = 4.184 kJoules, Leung et al gave the equation as:
BMR in kiloJoules/day =
= (58.074 * (body weight in kilograms)) + (17.405 * (height in cm)) – (14.35 * (age in years)) – (470.3 * (points for sex)) + 227.36
where:
• Leung et al used height in meters with factor 1740.5
