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Intra- and inter-individual variations in energy expenditure of 14–15-year-old schoolgirls as determined by indirect calorimetry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

Hannelore Rieper ,
H. Karst ,
R. Noack  and
D. Johnsen
Hannelore Rieper
Affiliation:
Department of Energy Metabolism, German Institute for Humun Nutrition, Bergholz-Rehbruecke, 0–1505, Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114–116, Germany
H. Karst
Affiliation:
Department of Energy Metabolism, German Institute for Humun Nutrition, Bergholz-Rehbruecke, 0–1505, Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114–116, Germany
R. Noack
Affiliation:
Department of Energy Metabolism, German Institute for Humun Nutrition, Bergholz-Rehbruecke, 0–1505, Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114–116, Germany
D. Johnsen
Affiliation:
Department of Energy Metabolism, German Institute for Humun Nutrition, Bergholz-Rehbruecke, 0–1505, Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114–116, Germany
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Eleven 14–15-year-old schoolgirls were investigated four times within 1 year to determine variations in energy expenditure between individuals (inter-individual variability) and within subjects (intra-individual variability). Indirect calorimetry was used to determine metabolic rates in the fasting and resting state (RMR), and during physical activities which were grouped into standardized and non-standardized activities. Analyses of variance supplied information about intra- and inter-individual variabilities of rates of energy expenditure. The mean resting metabolic rate in adolescent girls was 4.41 (SD 0.40) kJ/min. The overall coefficient of variation (9.1 %) was approximately twice as high as the mean coefficient within subjects (4.3%). The reproducibility of the RMR of the girls was high (significant F value of variance analysis), even over a prolonged investigation of 1 year. This seemed to depend primarily on the constant body weight during the period of investigation. A workload of 30 W on a bicycle ergometer and walking at an individually chosen speed did not reveal significant differences between inter- and intra-individual variabilities of energy metabolic rates. However, in most non- standardized activities, e.g. relaxation at home, washing dishes and vacuum cleaning, inter-individual variability was significantly higher than intra-individual variability. There are true differences in energy expenditure rates between subjects which may be demonstrated by duplicated measurements. Conclusions on future experimental design were drawn, where differences between groups rather than between individuals are to be studied.

Keywords

Energy metabolic ratesIndirect calorimetrySchoolgirls
Type
Energy Balance and Nutrient Intakes
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 69 , Issue 1 , January 1993 , pp. 29 - 36
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1993

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