Ann Rehabil Med.  2016 Aug;40(4):725-733. 10.5535/arm.2016.40.4.725.

Energy Expenditures for Activities of Daily Living in Korean Young Adults: A Preliminary Study

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea. kmin@cha.ac.kr
  • 2Rehabilitation and Regeneration Research Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea.

Abstract


OBJECTIVE
To investigate the energy expenditure (EE) of Korean young adults based on activities refined to a deskbound lifestyle.
METHODS
Sixty-four healthy office workers aged between 25 and 46 years participated in this study. EE was expressed as metabolic equivalent of task (MET). Participants were evaluated in terms of their EE during physical activities of sleeping (n=22), typing (n=37), folding laundry (n=34), dishwashing (n=32), studying (n=18), mopping (n=35), walking (n=33), stair climbing (n=23), and running (n=29). Volume of oxygen consumption was measured by indirect calorimetry K4b² (COSMED). The results were compared to the established Compendium MET.
RESULTS
The MET of activities were: sleeping, 1.24±0.43; typing, 1.35±0.25; folding laundry, 1.58±0.51; dishwashing, 2.20±0.51; studying, 2.11±0.90; mopping, 2.72±0.69; walking at 4 km/hr, 3.48±0.65; stair climbing of five stories, 6.18±1.08; and running at 8 km/hr, 7.57±0.57. The values of typing and mopping were similar to those in the Compendium, whereas those of sleeping, folding laundry, dishwashing, studying, walking, stair climbing and running were different.
CONCLUSION
To our knowledge, this estimation of EE in MET during activities of daily living is the first data of young adults in Korea. These data could be used as a reference to modify the guidelines of physical activities for the age group examined in this study.

Keyword

Physical exertion; Energy expenditure; Metabolic equivalent; Indirect calorimetry

MeSH Terms

Activities of Daily Living*
Calorimetry, Indirect
Energy Metabolism*
Humans
Korea
Life Style
Metabolic Equivalent
Motor Activity
Oxygen Consumption
Physical Exertion
Running
Walking
Young Adult*

Figure

  • Fig. 1 The portable gas exchange analyzer, K4b2 (COSMED, Rome, Italy) mounted on a participant, viewed from the left (A), front (B) right back (C), and back (D), used to measure oxygen uptake.


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