When expressed in terms of milliliter of oxygen consumed per kg of body weight per minute what does 1 MET equal
Ans- 1 MET is approximately 3.5 millilitres of oxygen consumed per kilogram of body weight per minute.
A metabolic equivalent of task (MET) is defined as the ratio of rate at which a person expands energy, relative to the mass of that person , while performing some specific physical activity compared to the reference, set by 3.5 ml of oxygen per kg per minute, which is roughly equal to the energy expanded when sitting quietly. The MET concept was primarily designed to be used in epidemiological surveys where survey respondents answer the amount of time they spend for specific physical activities. Example- 1 MET is energy expenditure at rest. A 4 MET activity expends 4 times the energy used by the body at rest.
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