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Validity of predictive equations for estimating resting metabolic rate in women during the different phases of the menstrual cycle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 September 2015

M. Campolier ,
S. Thondre ,
M. Clegg  and
H. Lightowler
M. Campolier
Affiliation:
Functional Food Centre, Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP
S. Thondre
Affiliation:
Functional Food Centre, Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP
M. Clegg
Affiliation:
Functional Food Centre, Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP
H. Lightowler
Affiliation:
Functional Food Centre, Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 74 , Issue OCE4: Irish Section Meeting, 17–19 June 2015, Nutrition at key life stages: new findings, new approaches , 2015 , E268
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The assessment of resting metabolic rate (RMR) becomes fundamental when determining energy requirements of individuals. Due to the increased cost of measuring RMR, predictive equations from different populations were formulated to estimate RMR. However, studies have found a lack of agreement between measured (RMRm) and predicted RMR (RMRp)( Reference Weijs and Vansant 1 ). Moreover, the effect of the menstrual cycle (MC) on the accuracy of these predictions has never been studied before. Some studies have shown that RMRm fluctuates within a MC( Reference Solomon, Kurzer and Calloway 2 , Reference Howe, Rumpler and Seale 3 ).

Eleven healthy women, age 26·6 (SD 5·9) y, BMI 22·7 (SD 2·2) kg/m2 with regular MC (25–35 days), were tested three times a week during a MC. Subjects attended the laboratory after an overnight fast for the assessment of their RMR and ovarian hormone levels. RMR was measured for 30 min by indirect calorimetry using a ventilated hood system. Plasma ovarian hormones were analysed by an Electrochemiluminescense Immuno-Assay. Averaged RMRm of the entire MC and per phase were compared to RMRp from ten different equations valid for adults ( 4 ). Bias was determined as the mean percentage difference between RMRm and RMRp and accuracy as the percentage of participants with an RMRp within ±10 % of RMRm.

Values are the mean bias and accurate predictions ( %) of the different predictive equations from RMRm as an average of MC and the MPh, FPh and LPh (menstrual, follicular and luteal phases, respectively).

RMRp underestimated RMRm (1638 (SE 82) kcal) by ~17 % in all predictive equations with <50 % of the women having an accurate RMRp. Moreover, the predictive error was magnified in the LPh as the bias and the prevalence of inaccurate predictions increased. Nevertheless, RMRm did not rise significantly in the luteal phase (LPh) compared to the menstrual (MPh) and follicular (FPh) phases, 1674 (SE 82) vs. 1627 (SE 93), 1593 (SE 73) kcal/d, respectively (p = 0·178).

To conclude, the selected predictive equations might not be valid in this population and they are more biased in the LPh of the MC.

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