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Assessment
In U.S. residing Asian women, what are the group mean errors when estimating resting metabolic rate using the Harris-Benedict formula ?
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Conclusion
In a small study of U.S.-residing Asian women, the Harris-Benedict equation over predicted group mean RMR by 5%. Larger overestimation group mean errors of 19% and 8% were seen in females and males, respectively, of similar ethnicity populations not residing in the United States or Canada.
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Grade: III
- Grade I means there is Good/Strong evidence supporting the statement;
- Grade II is Fair;
- Grade III is Limited/Weak;
- Grade IV is Expert Opinion Only;
- Grade V is Not Assignable.
- High (A) means we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect;
- Moderate (B) means we are moderately confident in the effect estimate;
- Low (C) means our confidence in the effect estimate is limited;
- Very Low (D) means we have very little confidence in the effect estimate.
- Ungraded means a grade is not assignable.
In U.S.-residing ethnic groups, what is the prediction accuracy and maximum overestimation and underestimation errors compared to measured RMR when using the Harris-Benedict formula?-
Conclusion
It is unclear if this equation can be reliably-applied to U.S.-residing ethnic groups of African Americans, Asian and Pacific Islanders, American Indians, Alaskan Natives and Hispanic populations because of minimal or no representation.
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Grade: V
- Grade I means there is Good/Strong evidence supporting the statement;
- Grade II is Fair;
- Grade III is Limited/Weak;
- Grade IV is Expert Opinion Only;
- Grade V is Not Assignable.
- High (A) means we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect;
- Moderate (B) means we are moderately confident in the effect estimate;
- Low (C) means our confidence in the effect estimate is limited;
- Very Low (D) means we have very little confidence in the effect estimate.
- Ungraded means a grade is not assignable.
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Conclusion