Letters to the Editors ajog. org each independent variable is imputed, yields an RMR for
each person that is now proportional to these variables (RMRadjusted). RMRadjusted can
then be used in statistical analyses to understand differences between individuals or
changes throughout pregnancy that are dependent on body composition and to quantify
adaptive thermogenesis that is independent of body composition (ie, RMR minus
RMRadjusted). Using our published data (Figure), 3 we also observe increases in RMR from …