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Using Indirect Calorimetry to Measure Resting Metabolic Rate in Healthy Neonates
以間接法測量正常新生兒的基礎代謝率
並列摘要
The resting metabolic rate (RMR) can be measured by either a direct or indirect method. Clinically, the test is rather time-consuming to complete no matter what kind of method is used. The purposes of this study are; (1) to measure the RMR of healthy neonates and (2) to investigate the relationships between RMR and weight, length, gender, age and type of birth. Seventy-four healthy full-term neonates, born at Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital between April 1 and May 31 2001, were enrolled in this study. Indirect calorimetry was used to measure their RMR. There were 31 boys and 43 girls. Forty-three babies were born by normal spontaneous vaginal delivery and the other 31 babies were born by cesarean section. Their average weight was 3.1±0.3 kilograms; and their average length was 50.9±1.8 centimeters. The results of this study demonstrate that the RMR for healthy Taiwanese neonates is 134.6±17.9 kcal/day (43.2±5.2 kcal/kg/day). After performing multiple linear regression analysis, we found that the significant independent factors for RMR were body weight, age and gender. The equation can be written as: RMR=11.36+33.57×weight (kg)+5.71×age (day)+7.62×gender (male: 1, female: 2)