Indirect calorimetry in obese female subjects: Factors influencing the resting metabolic rate

Table 3 Correlation analysis among subjects’ anthropometric parameters, body composition and resting metabolic rate (kJ/d) (n = 42)

Variables	Correlation (r)	P4
Age (yr)	0.006	0.969
BW1 (kg)	0.732	< 0.001
BH1 (cm)	0.401	0.008
BMI1 (kg/m2)	0.504	< 0.001
WC1 (cm)	0.602	< 0.001
MAC1 (cm)	0.417	0.006
MAMC1 (cm)	0.344	0.028
FM12 and FFM12 (%)	0.169	0.290
FM13 and FFM13 (%)	0.113	0.485
MM13 (%)	0.105	0.522
BCM13 (%)	0.033	0.837
BCM1-Index3	0.120	0.458
TBW13 (%)	0.339	0.035
ECW13 and ICW13 (%)	0.029	0.865

¹See the full text for abbreviations of subjects’ anthropometric parameters;

²Estimated by Harpenden caliper;

³Estimated by BIA. BW: Body weight; ⁴Differences and correlations were considered statistically significant when P value was < 0.05. BH: Body height; BMI: Body mass index; WC: Waist circumference; FM: Fat mass.