Table 1 The formulas to calculate anthropometric indices.

From: A fuzzy based dietary clinical decision support system for patients with multiple chronic conditions (MCCs)

Indicators

Calculation formulas*

Body mass index (BMI)

Weight (kg)/Height (m)2

Ideal body weight (kg)

Ideal BMI × Height (m)2

Adjusted ideal body weight (ADIBW)

IBW + 0.25 × (Actual weight—IBW)

Basal energy expenditure (BEE) in woman

ADIBW × 1 × 24

Basal energy expenditure (BEE) in man

ADIBW × 0.95 × 24

Energy expended in physical activity (EEPA)

Sedentary (0.30) × BEE

Thermic effect of food (TEF) calories

(BEE + EEPA) × 0.10

Total daily energy expenditure (TEE)

BEE + EEPA + TEF

Daily protein intake

Weight × Recommended amount of protein

Percentage of calories from protein

(TEE ÷ (4 × Daily protein intake)) × 100

  1. *The formulas were sourced from the well-known nutrition science textbook, "Krause and Mahan's Food and the Nutrition Care Process"35.
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