Basal metabolic rate and risk for diabetes and its complications among 341,790 adults from the UK Biobank
Estimated elevated BMR was strongly positively associated with risk for diabetes and its complications, suggesting to re-evaluate the role of BMR, in addition to BMI, in diabetes research.
Authors
- Joseph Magnus Frimpong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9128-7208)
- Louisa Gnatiuc Friedrichs
- Pallavi Kaushik
- Andrew Browne
- Martin Wrivu
Institutions
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Nuffield Health (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
- Published
- 2026-03-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2026.113198
- Primary Topic
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00