Resting energy expenditure in cirrhotic patients with and without hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 5 Resting energy expenditure calculated using predictive formulas in cirrhotics with and without hepatocellular carcinoma (n = 118)

Variables	HCC (n = 33)		Without HCC (n = 85)		1P value
	mean ± SD	IC 95%	mean ± SD	IC 95%
Harris and Benedict[20] formula	1466 ± 224	1387–1546	2138 ± 499	2030-2246	< 0.001
Schofield[22] formula	1489 ± 203	1417–1561	1539 ± 218	1491-1586	0.265
WHO[23] formula	1518 ± 208	1444–1592	1536 ± 282	1475-1597	0.744
Mifflin et al[24]	1433 ± 196	1363–1503	1439 ± 212	1393-1485	0.883
FAO/WHO formula[17]	1522 ± 208	1449–1596	1566 ± 223	1518-1614	0.333
IOM[25] formula	1402 ± 168	1342–1462	1544 ± 242	1491-1596	0.001
Cunningham[26] formula	1629 ± 233	1546–1712	1674 ± 271	1616-1733	0.396
McArdle et al[27] formula, 1996	1478 ± 229	1397–1559	1523 ± 266	1466-1581	0.396

¹Student t-test for independent samples. HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; SD: Standard deviation.