Reliability of bioimpedance and indirect calorimetry to evaluate resting metabolic rate in Brazilian women with metabolic syndrome

Claudio Melibeu Bentes; Anderson Luiz Bezerra da Silveira; Fabrizio Di Masi; Monique Resende; Claudia Netto; Lizanka P F Marinheiro

doi:10.1016/j.dsx.2021.02.018

Reliability of bioimpedance and indirect calorimetry to evaluate resting metabolic rate in Brazilian women with metabolic syndrome

Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2021 Mar-Apr;15(2):493-497. doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2021.02.018. Epub 2021 Feb 14.

Authors

Claudio Melibeu Bentes¹, Anderson Luiz Bezerra da Silveira², Fabrizio Di Masi³, Monique Resende⁴, Claudia Netto⁵, Lizanka P F Marinheiro⁴

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Physiology and Human Performance, Department of Physical Education and Sports, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropedica, Brazil; Laboratory of Strength Training, Kinanthropometry and Human Performance, Department of Physical Education and Sports, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropedica, Brazil; Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Fernandes Figueira Institute, Gynecologic and Obstetrics Department, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Department of Physical Education and Sports, Institute of Education, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropedica-RJ, Brazil. Electronic address: claudiomelibeu@ufrrj.br.
² Laboratory of Physiology and Human Performance, Department of Physical Education and Sports, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropedica, Brazil; Graduate Program Multicentric in Physiological Sciences, Department of Physiological Science, Brazilian Society of Physiology/ Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropedica, Brazil; Department of Physical Education and Sports, Institute of Education, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropedica-RJ, Brazil.
³ Laboratory of Physiology and Human Performance, Department of Physical Education and Sports, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropedica, Brazil; Department of Physical Education and Sports, Institute of Education, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropedica-RJ, Brazil.
⁴ Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Fernandes Figueira Institute, Gynecologic and Obstetrics Department, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
⁵ Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

PMID: 33662835
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2021.02.018

Abstract

Background and aims: Precise evaluation of resting metabolic rate (RMR) is critical, especially for seniors in syndromes conditions. The study aimed to compare different methods and devices to evaluate the resting metabolic rate and assess them' reliability in Brazilian women with metabolic syndrome.

Methods: A single-center prospective study with forty elderly postmenopausal women was performed to verify the reliability of indirect calorimetry (IC) versus Bioimpedance (BIA) on RMR fluctuations for an interval length of six months.

Results: Measurements showed a high correlation between devices at baseline [BIA vs IC, intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) = 0.906 (0.822-0.950)]. Surprisingly, a high correlation was kept between BIA and IC after six months [BIA vs. IC, ICC = 0.909 (0.829-0.952)]. The results suggest that both BIA and IC are excellent strategies to measure RMR in elderly postmenopausal women and with metabolic syndrome.

Conclusions: However, the BIA method presents greater convenience, optimizes patients' time, and does not require prolonged fasting to obtain good reliable results compared to IC.

Keywords: Basal metabolism; Menopause; Metabolic diseases; Reproducibility.

MeSH terms

Aged
Basal Metabolism / physiology*
Body Composition / physiology*
Brazil / epidemiology
Calorimetry, Indirect / standards
Electric Impedance*
Female
Humans
Metabolic Syndrome / blood*
Metabolic Syndrome / diagnosis
Metabolic Syndrome / epidemiology*
Middle Aged
Postmenopause / blood*
Prospective Studies
Reproducibility of Results