Basal metabolic rate in Brazilian patients with type 2 diabetes: comparison between measured and estimated values

ABSTRACT Objectives: The aims of this study are to investigate which of the seven selected predictive equation for estimating basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the best alternative to indirect calorimetry (IC) and to evaluate the dietary energy intake in patients with type 2 diabetes. Subjects and met...

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Main Authors: Thais Steemburgo, Camila Lazzari, Juliano Boufleur Farinha, Tatiana Pedroso de Paula, Luciana Vercoza Viana, Alvaro Reischak de Oliveira, Mirela Jobim de Azevedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972019000100053&lng=en&tlng=en