Open AccessYouth Metabolic Equivalents Differ Depending on Operational Definitions
Author(s) -
Paul R. Hibbing,
David R. Bassett,
Dawn P. Coe,
Samuel R. LaMunion,
Scott E. Crouter
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000002299
Subject(s) - basal metabolic rate , metabolic equivalent , supine position , medicine , zoology , physical activity , overweight , demography , mathematics , physical therapy , body mass index , biology , sociology
Youth metabolic equivalents (METy) are sometimes operationally defined as multiples of predicted basal metabolic rate (METyBMR) and other times as multiples of measured resting metabolic rate (METyRMR).