Validity of daily energy expenditure estimated by calorie counter combined with accelerometer

To estimate a reasonable and convenient method for the assessment of daily energy expenditure in workers, the validity of a calorie counter combined with an accelerometer (Kenz Calorie Counter) was tested during treadmill exercise. Ten male and female students each volunteered for exercise on a treadmill at different running speeds: 9 speeds at 2 to 10 km/h each for male subjects: 8 speeds at 2 to 9 km/h each for female subjects. Energy expenditure measured with respiratory gas analysis was compared with that estimated by the calorie counter outfitted on the waist of the subjects. For running speed slower than 9 km/h, the work intensity reading on the calorie counter increased in direct proportion to the speed of the treadmill. The correlation between running speed and the work intensity reading of the calorie counter was linear up to 8 km/h (y = 0.95 x -0.2, r = 0.96, P less than 0.001). A linear relationship during treadmill exercise (at a speed of less than 9 km/h) was also established between energy consumption measured by respiratory gas analysis and that estimated from the calorie counter (y = 1.00 x + 11.7, r = 0.94, P less than 0.001). Thus, we validated the usefulness of the calorie counter for the assessment of energy expenditure during daily physical activities.     

The necessity of motivation for acquiring the habit of exercise by means of a calorie counter combined with an accelerometer

The development of the habit of exercise is necessary for workers whose daily occupation prevents them from doing physical activities. However, few workers have acquired this habit of exercise. To motivate such workers, the validity of a calorie counter combined with an accelerometer (KENZ Calorie Counter or KENZ Calorie Counter alpha) was tested as a motivation tool for acquiring this habit. The subjects of this study were 14 volunteers. After 7 days' preliminary measurement of their physical activities by a calorie counter, they continued to measure the energy consumption of their physical activities over one month. Ten volunteers were able to continue the measurement, but 4 volunteers dropped out. The energy consumption of physical activities after one month measurement significantly (P less than 0.001) increased to 70% more than that of the preliminary measurement. At the present time, nine volunteers are continuing to measure their daily energy consumption. The results suggest that the measurement of one's daily physical activities by a calorie counter is one of the best ways to develop the habit of exercise.     

活动记录辅助加速度仪测量总能量消耗的初步研究

目的 用活动记录辅助加速度仪测量人体日常活动的能量消耗,为监测个体总能量消耗(TEE)提供简便易行的方法.方法 采用气体代谢法标定加速仪不同活动强度记录所对应的能量消耗;41名受试者连续佩戴加速度仪7 d,同时记录每日活动,间接估算每日总能量消耗.结果 加速仪测量TEE,男性(9761±866)kJ/d[(2332±207)kcal/d,休力活动水平(PAL)1.46±0.11],女性(7526±879)kJ/d[(1798±210)kcal/d,PAL 1.43±0.09];加速仪结合活动记录的测量结果为,男性(10573±804)kJ/d[(2526±192)kcal/d,PAL 1.58±0.10],女性(8191±737)kJ/d[(1957±176)kcal/d,PAL 1.56±0.08].结论 加速度仪配合活动记录所得TEE值在既往报道的范围之内,可以作为监测个体TEE和体力活动水平变化的简便方法.     

国际体力活动问卷中文版的信度和效度研究

目的 评价国际体力活动问卷(IPAQ)中文版的信度和效度,提供体力活动水平测量工具。方法 系统抽样94名大学生,间隔3天重复调查检验信度;在39名自愿受试者中,用体力活动(PA)记录和Caltrac加速度计为参照标准检验效度。结果 长短卷各项体力活动组内相关系数均在0.7以上。长卷的体力活动能量消耗与PA记录接近。短卷一日总能量消耗低于PA记录和Cltrac监测值。两个问卷与PA记录的目标体力活动量达标一致率均在70％以上。长卷、短卷和PA记录的每天静坐时间差异无显著性。结论 IPAQ中文版在大学生中的重测信度和效度高于或等于同类问卷。长短卷检测体力活动量达标率与PA记录接近,短卷低估体力活动能量消耗。     

Validity of an accelerometer for estimating daily physical activity--comparison with a diary method

PURPOSE: To examine the validity of accelerometer measurement of daily physical activities in working adults. METHOD: Thirty one male and 29 female working in the civil service office of N-city were required to wear an accelerometer and to complete a 5-minute-interval activity diary for 2 days (one weekday and one weekend day). One-day energy expenditure obtained from the accelerometer was compared with that from the activity diary calculated from intensity (metabolic equivalents) of each activity and its duration. Difference and correlation between energy expenditure obtained with the two methods were evaluated. RESULTS: Although energy expenditure estimated from the activity diary was larger than that from accelerometer by 403.9 kcal, the results were highly correlated (Pearson's r = 0.846). The correlation coefficient was larger among light walkers than intensive walkers. When energy expenditure during bathing was excluded because of the non-wearability of the accelerometer, the difference between the methods was reduced without affecting the correlation coefficient. CONCLUSION: The accelerometer was concluded to be useful for measurement of daily physical activities for epidemiological research and health promotion in adults.     

The evaluation of serum creatine phosphokinase for estimation of energy expenditure in human subjects]

We investigated the relationship between serum creatine phosphokinase (CPK) activity and energy expenditure in young adults and evaluated whether serum CPK activity is a useful index of energy expenditure. These data were obtained from 225 (men: 94, women: 131) healthy young adults. The results of the survey were as follows: In men, there was a statistically significant correlation between serum CPK activity and energy expenditure (r = 0.370; p less than 0.01; y = 1986.0 + 8.2x), energy expenditure/body weight (r = 0.270; p less than 0.01 y = 35.4 + 0.06x) and daily activity index (r = 0.357; p less than 0.01; y = 0.38 + 0.0030x) In women, there was a statistically significant correlation between serum CPK activity and energy expenditure (r = 0.207; p less than 0.05; y = 1895.0 + 3.0x), and daily activity index (r = 0.194; p less than 0.05; y = 0.432 + 0.0017x). The higher the proportion of exercising subjects, the higher was the serum CPK activity. These results suggest that measurement of serum CPK activity can be used to evaluate energy expenditure.     

Is the ArteACC index a valid indicator of free-living physical activity in adolescents?

OBJECTIVE: The principal aim of this study was to validate a proposed new index of physical activity, the activity-related time equivalent based on accelerometry (ArteACC), in adolescents. A secondary aim was to develop regression equations for prediction of total energy expenditure (TEE) and activity energy expenditure [AEE = 0.9 x TEE - resting metabolic rate (RMR)]. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: RMR and energy expenditure (EE) under standardized exercises were measured by indirect calorimetry in 36 adolescents (14 to 19 years old). TEE was measured by the doubly labeled water method, and physical activity was assessed simultaneously with an accelerometer for 14 days. AEE, AEE in relation to body weight (AEE per kilogram), and activity-related time equivalent based on energy expenditure (ArteEE = AEE/[EE reference activity - RMR]) were calculated from laboratory and free-living EE data. ArteACC was calculated as total activity counts/activity counts of reference activity. RESULTS: ArteACC was significantly related to AEE per kilogram (r = 0.57; p < 0.0001) and ArteEE (r = 0.68; p < 0.001). The absolute amount of time (minutes per day) spent in physical activity was significantly lower when calculated from ArteACC than from ArteEE (p < 0.001). TEE was significantly influenced by RMR, sex, and ArteACC (r(2) = 0.89). AEE was significantly influenced by sex and ArteACC (r(2) = 0.59). DISCUSSION: Despite an absolute difference between the two indexes, ArteEE and ArteACC, ArteACC seems to be a valid indicator of free-living physical activity. It contributed significantly, by 3.3% and 12.5%, to the explained variations in TEE and AEE, respectively.     

Physical activities and energy expenditures of institutionalized Japanese elderly women

The daily energy expenditure and physical activity index of institutionalized Japanese elderly women were measured. One hundred and thirteen Japanese elderly women (aged 79.5 -/+ 7.0 y) who live in institutions for the elderly and receive meal services participated voluntarily. A dietary survey, energy metabolic study, and time study were carried out over three consecutive days, and the basal metabolic rate (BMR) and energy expenditure by physical activity were measured. The intensity of daily physical activity was based on the physical activity index (PAI: total/basal energy expenditure). The mean BMR was 881 +/- 145 kcal/d (20.9 +/- 3.8 kcal/kg BW). The PAI in individuals ranged from 1.01 to 1.57, the mean value was 1.26 +/- 0.14, and 64% of the subjects examined showed a lower value than 1.3 of PAI. From these values, the mean total energy expenditure was calculated as 1,112 +/- 231 kcal/d (26.2 +/- 5.2 kcal/kg BW).     

Use of a triaxial accelerometer to validate reported food intakes

BACKGROUND: An easy and cheap method for validating reported energy intake (EI) is needed. OBJECTIVE: Reported EI was compared with calculated energy expenditure (EE(calc)) and with energy expenditure measured by the doubly labeled water method (EE(DLW)). DESIGN: EE was calculated on the basis of basal metabolic rate (BMR) measured with the ventilated-hood technique and physical activity (PA) measured with a triaxial accelerometer (EE(VH+PA)) and on the basis of BMR estimated by using World Health Organization equations and PA (EE(WHO+PA)): EE(calc) = -1.259 + 1.55 x BMR + 0.076 x counts/min (r(2) = 0.90, P = 0.0001). Subjects [n = 12 men and 12 women aged 60 +/- 3 y; body mass index (in kg/m(2)): 26 +/- 4] reported their food intakes for 7 d and EE(DLW), EE(VH+PA), and EE(WHO+PA) were assessed over the same 7 d. RESULTS: Reported EI (9.0 +/- 2.1 MJ/d) was lower (P: < 0.0001) than were EE(DLW) (11.3 +/- 2.3 MJ/d), EE(VH+PA) (10.8 +/- 1.7 MJ/d), and EE(WHO+PA) (10.8 +/- 1.8 MJ/d). Underreporting was 19.4 +/- 14.0%, 16.7 +/- 13.6%, and 16.4 +/- 15.5% on the basis of EE(DLW), EE(VH+PA), and EE(WHO+PA), respectively. The difference of 2.7 +/- 8.0% between EE(DLW) and EE(VH+PA) was not related to the average of both percentages and was not significantly different from zero. The percentage of underreporting calculated with EE(WHO+PA) was not significantly different from that calculated with EE(DLW). CONCLUSIONS: The use of a combination of BMR (measured or estimated) and PA is a good method for validating reported EI. There was no significant difference between the percentage of underreporting calculated with EE(VH+PA), EE(WHO+PA), or EE(DLW).     

Physical activity questionnaire for adolescents validated against doubly labelled water

OBJECTIVE: To validate a physical activity questionnaire for adolescents (PAQA) adapted from the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). DESIGN: Energy expenditure was measured during a 14-day period with doubly labelled water (DLW). PAQA was administered as an interview at the end of the period, asking for physical activity in school, during transportation and leisure-time, during a habitual week. Energy expenditure (EE(PAQA)) was calculated as the product of total physical activity + sleep and predicted resting metabolic rate, and was compared to energy expenditure from DLW (EE(DLW)), thermic effect of feeding excluded. SETTING: Participants were recruited from grade 9 in a compulsory school in G?teborg, Sweden. All data were collected at school, and distribution of DLW and measuring of resting metabolic rate were performed at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. SUBJECTS: A total of 33 adolescents (16 girls, 17 boys) 15.7 (0.4) y performed all measurements. RESULTS:: For the whole group, PAQA underestimated energy expenditure by 3.8 (1.7) MJ (P<0.001). There was a strong correlation (r = 0.62, P<0.001) between EE(PAQA) and EE(DLW), but not for boys (r = 0.42, P = 0.090) and girls (r = 0.33, P = 0.22) separately. CONCLUSIONS: PAQA is not able to predict energy expenditure in Swedish adolescents, largely explained by the amount of unreported time. The ability to rank adolescents energy expenditure is questioned because of the gender effect, although we found a strong correlation for the whole group.     

Real-time estimation of daily physical activity intensity by a triaxial accelerometer and a gravity-removal classification algorithm

We have recently developed a simple algorithm for the classification of household and locomotive activities using the ratio of unfiltered to filtered synthetic acceleration (gravity-removal physical activity classification algorithm, GRPACA) measured by a triaxial accelerometer. The purpose of the present study was to develop a new model for the immediate estimation of daily physical activity intensities using a triaxial accelerometer. A total of sixty-six subjects were randomly assigned into validation (n 44) and cross-validation (n 22) groups. All subjects performed fourteen activities while wearing a triaxial accelerometer in a controlled laboratory setting. During each activity, energy expenditure was measured by indirect calorimetry, and physical activity intensities were expressed as metabolic equivalents (MET). The validation group displayed strong relationships between measured MET and filtered synthetic accelerations for household (r 0·907, P < 0·001) and locomotive (r 0·961, P < 0·001) activities. In the cross-validation group, two GRPACA-based linear regression models provided highly accurate MET estimation for household and locomotive activities. Results were similar when equations were developed by non-linear regression or sex-specific linear or non-linear regressions. Sedentary activities were also accurately estimated by the specific linear regression classified from other activity counts. Therefore, the use of a triaxial accelerometer in combination with a GRPACA permits more accurate and immediate estimation of daily physical activity intensities, compared with previously reported cut-off classification models. This method may be useful for field investigations as well as for self-monitoring by general users.     

孕晚期妇女热能需要量的研究

本文以武汉市细纱值车、缝纫和幼儿教师妊娠6～9月妇女各10人及同工种、同年龄的非孕妇各10人为对象,用间接测热法测定各项劳动活动及生活活动能量代谢率,计算出24小时热能消耗量,同时,以膳食调查获得每人每日热能及各营养素摄入量。结果表明,值车,缝纫、幼儿教师每日热能消耗量孕妇为9.5474MJ(2281.89kcal/d)、10.1253MJ(2420.01 kcal/d)和8.7287MJ(2086.20kcal/d);非孕妇分别为9.4453MJ(2257.47kcal/d)、10.1281 MJ(2420.68kcal/d)和8.1567MJ(1949.50kcal/d)。值车、缝纫,幼儿教师每日热能摄入量孕妇为10.8909MJ(2603kcal/d)、11.2424MJ(2687kcal/d)和9.9830MJ(2386kcal/d),非孕妇为9.2215MJ(2204kcat/d)、10.4474 MJ(2497kcal/d)和8.6734MJ.(2073kcal/d)。同工种孕妇与非孕妇比较从事各项劳动活动、日常活动能量代谢率及24小时热能消耗量接近,经统计学处理差异无显著性意义,而每日热能摄入量孕妇明显高于非孕妇,差异有显著性意义。此外,同工种非孕妇热能消耗量与热能摄入量接近,而孕妇的热能摄入量高于其消耗量0.8363～1.2552 MJ(200～300kcal),差异有显著性意义。作者认为,晚期孕妇热能需要量似应在热能消耗量基础上增加0.8368MJ(200kcal/d)为宜。     

Body movement and physical activity energy expenditure in children and adolescents: how to adjust for differences in body size and age

BACKGROUND: Physical activity data in children and adolescents who differ in body size and age are influenced by whether physical activity is expressed in terms of body movement or energy expenditure. OBJECTIVE: We examined whether physical activity expressed as body movement (ie, accelerometer counts) differs from physical activity energy expenditure (PAEE) as a function of body size and age. DESIGN: This was a cross-sectional study in children [n = 26; (+/-SD) age: 9.6 +/- 0.3 y] and adolescents (n = 25; age: 17.6 +/- 1.5 y) in which body movement and total energy expenditure (TEE) were simultaneously measured with the use of accelerometry and the doubly labeled water method, respectively. PAEE was expressed as 1) unadjusted PAEE [TEE minus resting energy expenditure (REE); in MJ/d], 2) PAEE adjusted for body weight (BW) (PAEE. kg(-1). d(-1)), 3) PAEE adjusted for fat-free mass (FFM) (PAEE. kg FFM(-1). d(-1)), and 4) the physical activity level (PAL = TEE/REE). RESULTS: Body movement was significantly higher (P = 0.03) in children than in adolescents. Similarly, when PAEE was normalized for differences in BW or FFM, it was significantly higher in children than in adolescents (P = 0.03). In contrast, unadjusted PAEE and PAL were significantly higher in adolescents (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: PAEE should be normalized for BW or FFM for comparison of physical activity between children and adolescents who differ in body size and age. Adjusting PAEE for FFM removes the confounding effect of sex, and therefore FFM may be the most appropriate body-composition variable for normalization of PAEE. Unadjusted PAEE and PAL depend on body size.     

Energy expenditure measured by doubly labeled water,activity recall,and diet records in the rural elderly

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether energy expenditure estimated from physical activity and energy intake were equivalent to total daily energy expenditure in an elderly rural population. METHODS: Twenty-seven elderly male (n = 14) and female (n = 13) subjects (mean age, 74 y) were recruited from a rural Pennsylvania population. Over a 2-wk period, total daily energy expenditure was measured by doubly labeled water (TEE) and estimated from 7-d physical activity recall factors multiplied by weight (PA(WT)), estimated basal metabolic rate (PA(BMR)) and resting energy expenditure from indirect calorimetry (PA(REE)), and energy intake from 3-d self-reported diet records (EI). Analysis of variance was used to determine significant within-subject differences in physical activity, energy intake, and energy expenditure. RESULTS: PA(REE) (men: 13.69 +/- 3.23 MJ, women: 9.51 +/- 2.40 MJ) and PA(BMR) (men: 13.69 +/- 2.99 MJ, women: 10.15 +/- 2.21 MJ) were not significantly different from TEE (men: 12.43 +/- 1.63 MJ, women: 9.44 +/- 0.90 MJ). EI (men: 8.66 +/- 2.34 MJ, women: 7.12 +/- 0.93 MJ) was significantly less than TEE, and PA(WT) (men: 17.03 +/- 4.07 MJ, women: 12.86 +/- 3.41 MJ) was significantly greater than TEE. CONCLUSIONS: Whereas 7-d physical activity recall determined with an age- and gender-specific estimate of resting metabolic rate or measured using indirect calorimetry accurately estimated TEE for this group of rural elderly, self-reported diet records consistently underestimated and physical activity recall determined with weight alone consistently overestimated energy expenditure measured by doubly labeled water.     

Metabolic response to injury and illness: estimation of energy and protein needs from indirect calorimetry and nitrogen balance

The metabolic response to injury and illness as manifested by increases in energy expenditure and nitrogen losses makes it difficult for the clinician to evaluate calorie and protein needs. A method for determining daily calorie needs in hospitalized patients is presented. Average increases in resting metabolic expenditure for a group of patients following elective operation, skeletal trauma, skeletal trauma with head injury, blunt trauma, sepsis and burns were determined by indirect calorimetry and protein need by urinary nitrogen losses over extended time periods. Total daily calorie needs were then calculated, using the Harris-Benedict equation and adjusting this value upward using a previously measured activity and injury factor to arrive at the daily needs. Protein requirements may be determined on periodic 24 hour urine samples analyzed for the urinary urea nitrogen and adjusting this to a total nitrogen or protein equivalent. This approach to estimating the calorie nitrogen needs of the hospitalized patient under various degrees of stress more closely approximates the patient's variable needs at the height of the catabolic response and during convalescence.     

The role of exercise physical activity in varying the total energy expenditure in healthy Japanese men 30 to 69 years of age

This study was designed to examine 1) the role of exercise physical activity (EPA), and then 2) physical fitness and body composition upon variation of the total energy expenditure (TEE) in healthy Japanese men aged 30 to 69 y (n = 40). EPA and TEE were assessed over 14 d using an accelerometer and a doubly labeled water (DLW) method, respectively. Basal metabolic rate (BMR) was measured after 10 h fasting on the morning of the day of DLW dosing. Physical activity-induced energy expenditure (PAEE) was calculated by subtracting BMR and diet-induced thermogenesis (DIT = 101 TEE) from TEE. EPA was subdivided into three intensities: low, moderate and high and the accumulated duration (time expressed in minutes) of each of these was calculated. Body composition and physical fitness (VO2max) were determined using an underwater weighing method and a treadmill exercise test, respectively. BMR (mean +/- SD: 1,459 +/- 181 kcal/d) declined significantly with age (r = -0.37. p < 0.05), but PAEE (946 +/- 320 kcal/d) and TEE (2,672 +/- 369 kcal/d) did not. A multiple stepwise regression analysis was used to develop an empirical model that relates energy expenditure measured by the DLW (TEE) to age, height, body mass index, FM, FFM, percentage body fat, VO2max, and accumulated duration spent for low-, moderate-, and high-intensity EPA. The results revealed that FFM and high-intensity EPA were identified as important determinants of TEE and accounted for 51%. We may therefore conclude that 1) high-intensity EPA appears to be relevant in determining TEE, especially among active individuals, and 2) body composition was more important than physical fitness in determining TEE in this population.     

中国成年职业人群身体活动问卷的设计和评价

目的:设计“2002年中国居民营养与健康状况调查”中使用的“一年回顾身体活动调查表”,为描述我国居民身体活动现状、研究其与疾病及健康的关系提供依据。方法:采用专家讨论和查阅文献的方法,对调查表中涉及的职业劳动、交通、闲暇活动和家务劳动等4类身体活动进行强度赋值,提出总能量消耗和身体活动水平评价指标,并使用“食物频率调查表”计算出能量摄入量进行验证。结果:通过问卷计算的职业人群平均每天能量消耗为11.6MJ,男性11.9MJ,女性11.2MJ,身体活动水平(physical activity level,PAL)平均为1.95,男性1.88,女性2.02。能量消耗与能量摄入量之间存在显著的正相关关系(r=0.13)。结论:设计的“一年回顾身体活动调查表”可以较准确地反映调查对象的身体活动水平。     

Energy cost of physical activity throughout pregnancy and the first year postpartum in Dutch women with sedentary lifestyles

Basal metabolic rate (BMR), activity pattern, and energy costs of some daily activities were measured in 25 Dutch women throughout pregnancy and the first year postpartum. Physical activity index (PAI), which refers to daily energy expenditure expressed as a multiple of BMR, was calculated from activity-pattern data and activity costs. Mean PAIs (+/- SD) throughout pregnancy, during the first 6 mo postpartum, and at 1 y postpartum were 1.48 +/- 0.08, 1.49 +/- 0.07, and 1.53 +/- 0.10 X BMR, respectively. Because measured BMR at 1 y postpartum was 1440 +/- 168 kcal/d, costs for physical activity in pregnancy and the first 6 mo postpartum were, respectively, approximately 70 and approximately 50 kcal/d lower than at 1 y postpartum. For women with sedentary lifestyles the energy saved during pregnancy and lactation because of decreased physical activity and decreased costs of activities will be limited.     

Physical activity but not energy expenditure is reduced in obese adolescents: a case-control study

BACKGROUND: The influence of physical activity on body weight in children and adolescents is controversial. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to test the hypothesis that the intensity and duration of physical activity differ between obese and normal-weight adolescents, with no difference in estimated energy expenditure. DESIGN: We compared physical activity in 18 (8 males, 10 females) obese [body mass index (in kg/m(2)) > 30] adolescents (14-19 y) with that in a matched, normal-weight (BMI < 27) control group. Total energy expenditure (TEE) was measured with the doubly labeled water method, and physical activity was measured simultaneously by accelerometry. The physical activity level was determined as the ratio of TEE to the resting metabolic rate (RMR) and activity energy expenditure as 0.9 TEE minus RMR. Accelerometry data included total physical activity (counts x min(-1) x d(-1)), accumulated and continuous duration of activity, and continuous 10-min periods of physical activity of moderate intensity. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in adjusted (analysis of covariance) TEE, RMR, or AEE between groups. The physical activity level was significantly lower (P < 0.05) in the obese group. No sex x group interaction was observed. Differences in total physical activity (P < 0.001), accumulated time (P < 0.05), continuous time (P < 0.01), and continuous 10-min periods of physical activity of moderate intensity (P < 0.01) were observed between groups. CONCLUSIONS: Obese adolescents are less physically active than are normal-weight adolescents, but physical activity-related energy expenditure is not significantly different between groups. The data suggest that physical activity is not necessarily equivalent to the energy costs of activity.     

Impact of interviewer's body mass index on underreporting energy intake in overweight and obese women

OBJECTIVE: To determine if overweight and obese women provide more accurate reports of their energy intake by 1) in-person recall with an obese interviewer, 2) in-person recall with a lean interviewer, or 3) telephone recall with an unknown interviewer. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Eighty-eight overweight and obese women participated in this study. Subjects completed one telephone-administered multiple-pass 24-hour recall (MP24R) with an unknown interviewer and were then randomly assigned to an in-person MP24R with either a lean or obese interviewer to gather reported energy intake (rEI). Basal metabolic rate (BMR) was measured using a Deltrac monitor, and physical activity (EEPA) was estimated using a Caltrac accelerometer. Therefore, estimated energy expenditure was determined by: estTEE = (BMR + EEPA) x 1.10. RESULTS: No significant differences were found between the two in-person interview modes for subject age, weight, body mass index, percentage of body fat, total energy expenditure, rEI, and misreporting of energy intake. In-person recall data were combined for comparison with the telephone recalls. No significant difference was found between the in-person and telephone recalls for rEI and misreporting. Mean reported energy intake was significantly lower than estimated total energy expenditure for the telephone recalls and combined (lean and obese modes) in-person recalls. CONCLUSIONS: This study found that interviewer body mass index had no impact on self-reported energy intake during an in-person MP24R, and that telephone recall data were comparable with in-person recalls. Underreporting was a widespread problem ( approximately 26%) for all modes in this sample.