Resting energy expenditure in cirrhotic patients with and without hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 1 Predictive formulas for calculating energy expenditure[8]

Ref.	Age range	Gender	Equation
Harris and Benedict[21]	Non-specifed	Male	66.437 + [5.0033 × H (cm)] + [13.7516 × W (kg)] – [6.755 × Y (yr)]
	Non-specifed	Female	655.0955 + [1.8496 × H (cm)] + [9.5634 × W (kg)] – [4.6756 × Y (yr)]
Schofield[22] in kcal/day	10-17	Male	[0.074 × W (kg) + 2.754] × 239
		Female	[0.056 × W (kg) + 2.898] × 239
	18-29	Male	[0.063 × W (kg) + 2.896] × 239
		Female	[0.062 × W (kg) + 2.036] × 239
	30-59	Male	[0.048 × W (kg) + 3.653] × 239
		Female	[0.034 × W (kg) + 3.538] × 239
	From 60 yr	Male	[0.049 × W (kg) + 2.459] × 239
		Female	[0.038 × W (kg) + 2.755] × 239
WHO[23] in kcal/day	10-17	Male	17.5 × W + 651
		Female	12.2 × W + 746
	18-29	Male	15.3 × W + 679
		Female	14.7 × W + 496
	30-59	Male	11.6 × W + 879
		Female	8.7 × W + 829
	From 60 yr	Male	13.5 × W + 487
		Female	10.5 × W + 596
Mifflin et al[24] in kcal/day	19-78	Male	10 × W (kg) + 6.25 × H (cm) – 5 × Y (yr) + 5
	19-78	Female	10 × W (kg) + 6.25 × H (cm) – 5 × Y(yr) – 161
FAO/WHO[17]	10-17	Male	(16.6 × W) + [77 × H(m)] + 572
		Female	(7.4 × W) + [482 × H (m)] + 217
	18-30	Male	(15.4 × W) – [27 × H (m)] + 717
		Female	(13.3 × W) + [334 × H (m)] + 35
	31-60	Male	(11.3 × W) + [16 × H (m)] + 901
		Female	(8.7 × W) – [25 × H (m)] + 865
	From 60 yr	Male	(8.8 × W) + [1128 × H (m)] – 1071
		Female	(9.2 × W) + [637 × H (m)] – 302
IOM[25]	Non-specifed	Male	293 – (3.8 × age) + (401.5 × height) + (8.6 × weight)
	Non-specifed	Female	247 – (2.67 × age) + (456.4 × height) + (10.12 × weight)
Cunningham[26]	Non-specifed	Male, Female	500 kcal + (lean mass in kg × 22)
McArdle et al[27]	Non-specifed	Male, Female	(lean mass in kg × 21.6) + 370

W: Weight; H: Height; Y: Years.