Federação Paulista de Karatê (FPK). São Paulo, SP. Brazil. 2Universidade São Judas Tadeu (USJT), Campus Butantã.
Nutr Hosp. 2021 Jun 10;38(3):563-567. doi: 10.20960/nh.03390.
Introduction: karate is a millennial martial art, currently inserted in the context of Olympic Combat Sports. However, important scientific gaps still persist in monitoring high-performance athletes, including the basal metabolism measurement of female karate athletes. Aim: to contribute to understanding the applicability of equations for predicting basal metabolic rate in this population. Methods: this is a cross-sectional study with a retro-analytical component, in which data were obtained from the medical records of seven athletes participating in the project "Karate São Paulo Olímpico" (São Paulo Olympic Karate) (KSPO) during their nutrition counseling, including body composition and indirect calorimetry testing, with the aim of comparing these data to basal metabolic rate prediction equations. Results: only one out of the five evaluated equations did not have a significant statistical difference relative to the value obtained by open-circuit indirect calorimetry. Conclusion: in case basal metabolism cannot be measured through standard methodology (calorimetry), Cunningham's prediction equation (1980) would be appropriate to obtain total energy expenditure for high-performance female karate athletes.
空手道是一种千年的武术，目前被纳入奥林匹克格斗运动的范畴。然而，在监测高水平运动员方面，仍然存在重要的科学差距，包括对女性空手道运动员基础代谢率的测量。目的：有助于理解在该人群中预测基础代谢率的方程的适用性。方法：这是一项具有回顾性分析部分的横断面研究，从参加“圣保罗奥林匹克空手道”（KSPO）项目的七名运动员的医疗记录中获得数据，包括身体成分和间接测热法测试，目的是将这些数据与基础代谢率预测方程进行比较。结果：在评估的五个方程中，只有一个与开放回路间接测热法获得的值没有显著的统计学差异。结论：如果无法通过标准方法（测热法）测量基础代谢率，可以使用 Cunningham 预测方程（1980 年）来获得高水平女性空手道运动员的总能量消耗。
