Energy expenditure and body composition of obese and non-obese adolescents
| Variable | NL-O | US-O | Obese (all) | UK-N | US-N | Non-obese (all) |
| FFM (kg) | 49.0 (8.5)3-160 | 56.8 (11.4) | 53.2 (10.7)3-170 | 36.6 (6.4)3-161 | 44.1 (7.8) | 41.0 (8.1) |
| FM (kg) | 35.9 (9.6) 3-150 | 44.6 (15.1) | 40.5 (13.4)3-170 | 11.0 (5.4) | 11.2 (5.0) | 11.1 (5.1) |
| %FM (%) | 42.0 (4.9) | 43.1 (6.8) | 42.6 (6.0)3-170 | 22.8 (7.9) | 20.0 (7.2) | 21.2 (7.6) |
| BMR (MJ/d) | 7.81 (1.32) 3-150 | 8.83 (1.65) | 8.35 (1.57)3-170 | 6.02 (0.86)3-152 | 6.71 (0.91) | 6.42 (0.94) |
| ADMR (MJ/d) | 12.14 (2.19) 3-165 | 14.98 (2.58) | 13.64 (2.78)3-170 | 10.28 (1.38)3-152 | 11.77 (2.49) | 11.16 (2.21) |
| PAL | 1.56 (0.18) 3-160 | 1.71 (0.18) | 1.64 (0.19)3-151 | 1.72 (0.18) | 1.75 (0.24) | 1.73 (0.21) |
Values are mean (SD).
↵3-150 p < 0.05,
↵3-160 p < 0.01,
↵3-165 p < 0.001 vUS-O.
↵3-151 p < 0.05,
↵3-170 p < 0.001 v non-obese.
↵3-152 p < 0.05,
↵3-161 p < 0.01 v US-N.
NL-O, obese group from the Maastricht area; UK-N, non-obese group from the Belfast area; US-N, non-obese group from the Boston area; US-O, obese group from the Boston area; PAL, physical activity level (ADMR/BMR).