Energy Expenditures for Activities of Daily Living in Korean Young Adults: A Preliminary Study.
10.5535/arm.2016.40.4.725
- Author:
Kye Hee CHO
1
;
Woojin SONG
;
Jungsoo KIM
;
Eun Ji JUNG
;
Joonyoung JANG
;
Sang Hee IM
;
Minyoung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea. kmin@cha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Physical exertion;
Energy expenditure;
Metabolic equivalent;
Indirect calorimetry
- MeSH:
Activities of Daily Living*;
Calorimetry, Indirect;
Energy Metabolism*;
Humans;
Korea;
Life Style;
Metabolic Equivalent;
Motor Activity;
Oxygen Consumption;
Physical Exertion;
Running;
Walking;
Young Adult*
- From:Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
2016;40(4):725-733
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
