Research
Metabolic adaptation
Resting metabolic rate (RMR) was similar in Caucasians and Pimas but decreased significantly after propranolol infusion in Caucasians.
Practitioners should consider ethnic differences in metabolic responses to medications like propranolol.
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The RMR was similar in the two groups (2,052 vs. 1,973 kcal/24 h) even after adjustment for FFM, fat mass, and age and dropped significantly after propranolol infusion in Caucasians (-3.9%, P less than 0.001) but not in Pimas (-0.8%, P = 0.07).
Why this rating
Based on the controlled evaluation of metabolic rate.
Source
Ethnic differences in sympathetic nervous system-mediated energy expenditure
Mohammad F. Saad et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism · 1991
cross-sectional · n=101Cited 83×
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