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Resting energy expenditure
  Figure 3: Plots for the 3 best- and the worst (Shofield1018w)-performing resting energy expenditure (REE) predictive equations based on adolescents for western girls (▲), western boys (■), non-western girls (∆), and non-western boys (□), mean indicated by the thick black line; (1.96 SD, -1.96 SD) indicated by the thin black line.
Discussion
From this study, it appears that REE for obese adolescents can best be predicted by Molnar equation, which was been developed in Hungarian obese adolescents. The most commonly used equations in children overestimate the REE for obese adolescents. The frequently used Schofield-weight equation for age 10-18 years and FAO/WHO/UNU-weight equation for age 10-18 years provided 48% and 44% overestimations, in line with the high positive biases of 10.7% and 8.4%, respectively.
On the other hand, the Schofield equations for age 18-30 years, based on much larger body weight and height as observed in these obese adolescents, were much more accurate and were a valid surrogate for the Molnar equation. According to the criteria of Cole et al. (14), 4 of the 70 girls and 6 of the 51 boys were overweight, and the other children were obese. Therefore, we repeated the
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