Comparison between two metabolic monitors in the measurement of resting energy expenditure and oxygen consumption in diabetic and non-diabetic ambulatory and hospitalized patients

The aim of this study was to assess the validity and reliability of the Fitmate metabolic system in measuring the oxygen consumption and resting metabolic rate (RMR) in ambulatory and hospitalized patients.We conducted a prospective simultaneous clinical comparison. We enrolled 37 patients (19 women and 18 men) for the four groups of the study. Group 1 (n = 12) included patients receiving home parenteral nutrition. Group 2 (n = 5) included...