The Use of SenseWear Armband for Assessment of Daily Energy Expenditure and the Relation to Body Fat Distribution and Nutritional Intake in Lean Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Table 4
Armband metabolic Holter equipment.
Variable
Groups
Mean ± SD
Min-max
Median
ap
TEE (kcal)
PCOS
2128.84 ± 289.91
1698–2880
2100
0.957
Control
2124.66 ± 314.66
831–2502
2158
PAD (hour)
PCOS
1.40 ± 0.87
0.16–3.33
1.23
0.002∗∗
Control
2.18 ± 0.99
0.12–4.24
2.08
AEE (kcal)
PCOS
372.35 ± 198.33
70–783
342
0.018∗
Control
494.1 ± 186.5
48–892
507
Steps
PCOS
9370.03 ± 3587.49
4004–19550
8583
0.013∗
Control
11730.9 ± 3564.31
3200–19550
12191
Sleep duration (hour)
PCOS
5.67 ± 1.23
2.43–7.58
5.52
0.185
Control
6.09 ± 1.19
2.43–8.35
6.26
Average METs
PCOS
1.49 ± 0.17
1.2–1.9
1.50
0.115
Control
1.78 ± 1.01
1.2–7
1.60
On-body duration (h)
PCOS
22.55 ± 2.04
15.27–24
23.45
0.581
Control
22.21 ± 2.71
15.29–24
23.39
aStudent’s t-test, ,, TEE : total energy expenditure, PAD : physical activity duration, AEE : average energy expenditure, and METs : metabolic equivalents.
