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Fasting respiratory quotient as a predictor of weight changes in non-obese women

International Journal of Obesity volume 22, pages 601–603 (1998)Cite this article

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OBJECTIVE: To detect predictive variables of weight changes in non-obese women.

DESIGN: Three year follow-up study.

SUBJECTS: Fifty-eight women (age 40.0±12.8 y, height 159±7 cm, weight 62.5±9.6 kg and body mass index ((BMI) 24.7±3.7 kg/m2).

MEASUREMENTS: At baseline, basal metabolic rate (BMR) and respiratory quotient (RQ) by indirect calorimetry. Weight and BMI at baseline and after 3 y.

RESULTS: In both univariate and multivariate analyses, age and RQ at baseline were significant predictors (P<0.05) of subsequent changes in weight and BMI.

CONCLUSION: In non-obese women, RQ and age are independent predictors of subsequent weight changes.

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  1. Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università degli Studi FEDERICO II, Napoli, Italy

    M Marra, A Covino, A Esposito-Del Puente & F Contaldo

  2. Dipartimento di Scienza degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi FEDERICO II, Napoli, Italy

    L Scalfi

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Marra, M., Scalfi, L., Covino, A. et al. Fasting respiratory quotient as a predictor of weight changes in non-obese women. Int J Obes 22, 601–603 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0800612

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