1. Adults in All Body Mass Index Categories Underestimate Daily Energy Requirements 
Lauren B. Headrick, BS, Cassie C. Rowe, BS, Ashley R. Kendall, BS, Michelle A. Zitt, BS, Dawn L. Bolton, DBA, Bobbi Langkamp- Henken, PhD, RD 
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 
Volume 45, Issue 5, Pages (September 2013)
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Self-reported energy requirements (A) and the difference between self-reported and calculated daily energy requirements for weight maintenance (B) for individuals of different weight categories based on body mass index (BMI) (underweight < 18.5 [n = 20]; normal weight 18.5–24.9 [n = 495]; overweight 25–29.9 [n = 252]; or obese > 30 kg/m2 [n = 146]).7 The Total Energy Expenditure equation with self-reported gender, age, height, weight, and physical activity level was used to calculate energy requirements (B). Box plots represent the median (middle line of box) and 25th and 75th percentiles (bottom and top of box plot, respectively). Box plots in (A) with different letters were significantly different at P < .05 using a Kruskal-Wallis 1-way analysis of variance. To determine whether underreporting of energy requirements was significant, a 2-tailed, 1-sample Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to compare the differences between self-reported energy requirements and calculated energy requirements with the hypothetical median of 0. *P < .05, **P < .001 vs a hypothetical median of 0.
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