Endocrinology · Internal Medicine

Resting Metabolic Rate (Mifflin–St Jeor) calculator

Enter the published formula inputs below to calculate and interpret this score.

Clinical inputs

Sex

Age (years)

Height (cm)

Body weight (kg)

Result

Complete all required inputs to calculate the score.

Formula inputs

Sex
Age (years)Accepted range: 18 to 100
Height (cm)Accepted range: 120 to 230
Body weight (kg)Accepted range: 30 to 300

Primary source

Mifflin MD et al. A new predictive equation for resting energy expenditure in healthy individuals. Am J Clin Nutr. DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/51.2.241. PMID: 2305711. Scope: resting metabolic rate (kcal/day) = 10 × weight (kg) + 6.25 × height (cm) − 5 × age (years) + 5 for men or −161 for women. (1990)

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