CORRECTION article

Front. Physiol., 17 April 2025

Sec. Metabolic Physiology

Volume 16 - 2025 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2025.1594299

Corrigendum: Association between basal metabolic rate and all-cause mortality in a prospective cohort of southern Chinese adults

This article is a correction to:

  1. Association Between Basal Metabolic Rate and All-Cause Mortality in a Prospective Cohort of Southern Chinese Adults

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Fengyu Han,&#x;Fengyu Han1,2†Feng Hu,&#x;Feng Hu1,2†Tao Wang,Tao Wang2,3Wei Zhou,Wei Zhou2,3Linjuan Zhu,Linjuan Zhu2,3Xiao Huang,,Xiao Huang1,2,3Huihui Bao,, Huihui Bao1,2,3*Xiaoshu Cheng,, Xiaoshu Cheng1,2,3*
  • 1The Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
  • 2Jiangxi Provincial Cardiovascular Disease Clinical Medical Research Center, Nanchang, China
  • 3Center for Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China

A Corrigendum on
Association between basal metabolic rate and all-cause mortality in a prospective cohort of southern Chinese adults

by Han F, Hu F, Wang T, Zhou W, Zhu L, Huang X, Bao H and Cheng X (2022). Front. Physiol. 12:790347. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.790347

In the published article, there was an error in Table 1–4 and Figure 1 as published. The incorrect unit for BMR was mistakenly used. The correct unit for BMR should be kcal/day, instead of kJ/day. The corrected Table 1–4 and Figure 1 and their captions appear below.

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Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the study population according to quartiles of BMR.

Table 2
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Table 2. All-cause mortality of the study population according to quartiles of BMR.

Table 3
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Table 3. Hazard ratios of different BMR categories for all-cause mortality.

Table 4
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Table 4. Hazard ratios of different BMR categories for all-cause mortality grouped by age and sex.

Figure 1
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Figure 1. Smooth curve (A) adjusted for gender, SBP, DBP, BMI, education level, current smokers, physical activity levels and history of stroke. Smooth curve (B) adjusted for age, SBP, DBP, BMI, education level, current smokers and drinkers, history of stroke and physical activity levels.

In the published article, there was an error in Supplementary Figure 2, Supplementary Tables 2, 4, 5. The incorrect unit for BMR was mistakenly used. The correct unit for BMR should be kcal/day, instead of kJ/day. The correct supplementary material has been published with the original article.

In the published article, there was an error. The incorrect unit for BMR was mistakenly used. The correct unit for BMR should be kcal/day, instead of kJ/day.

A correction has been made to Abstract, Result. This sentence previously stated:

“There was a significantly inverse relationship between BMR levels and all-cause mortality in elderly male individuals (adjusted-HR per SD increase: 0.80, 95% CI: 0.70–0.91, P < 0.001). Compared with BMR levels ≤ 1,115 kJ/day, there was lower all-cause mortality in third and highest BMR quartiles in the elderly male subjects (adjusted-HR: 0.71, 95% CI:0.53–0.95, P = 0.022; adjusted-HR: 0.60, 95% CI: 0.43–0.84, P = 0.003, respectively.”

The corrected sentence appears below:

“There was a significantly inverse relationship between BMR levels and all-cause mortality in elderly male individuals (adjusted-HR per SD increase: 0.80, 95% CI: 0.70–0.91, P < 0.001). Compared with BMR levels ≤ 1,115 kcal/day, there was lower all-cause mortality in third and highest BMR quartiles in the elderly male subjects (adjusted-HR: 0.71, 95% CI:0.53–0.95, P = 0.022; adjusted-HR: 0.60, 95% CI: 0.43–0.84, P = 0.003, respectively.”

A correction has been made to Results, Association Between the Basal Metabolic Rate and All-Cause Mortality, Paragraph 1. This sentence previously stated:

“The multivariable analyses indicated that the BMR was inversely associated with all-cause mortality (adjusted-HR per SD increase in confounder model: 0.89, 95% CI: 0.81–0.98, P = 0.018, Table 3). Compared with BMR levels ≤1,115 kJ/day, the highest BMR quartiles had lower all-cause mortality in the confounder model (adjusted-HR: 0.74, 95% CI: 0.57–0.96, P = 0.021; P for trend = 0.013, Table 3).”

The corrected sentence appears below:

“The multivariable analyses indicated that the BMR was inversely associated with all-cause mortality (adjusted-HR per SD increase in confounder model: 0.89, 95% CI: 0.81–0.98, P = 0.018, Table 3). Compared with BMR levels ≤1,115 kcal/day, the highest BMR quartiles had lower all-cause mortality in the confounder model (adjusted-HR: 0.74, 95% CI: 0.57–0.96, P = 0.021; P for trend = 0.013, Table 3).”

A correction has been made to Results, Association Between the Basal Metabolic Rate and All-Cause Mortality, Paragraph 2. This sentence previously stated:

“Compared with BMR levels ≤ 1,115 kJ/day, there was lower all-cause mortality in the third and highest BMR quartiles in elderly male subjects (adjusted-HR: 0.71, 95% CI: 0.53–0.95, P = 0.022; adjusted-HR: 0.60, 95% CI: 0.43–0.84, P = 0.003, respectively).”

The corrected sentence appears below:

“Compared with BMR levels ≤ 1,115 kcal/day, there was lower all-cause mortality in the third and highest BMR quartiles in elderly male subjects (adjusted-HR: 0.71, 95% CI: 0.53–0.95, P = 0.022; adjusted-HR: 0.60, 95% CI: 0.43–0.84, P = 0.003, respectively).”

A correction has been made to Results, Association Between the Basal Metabolic Rate and All-Cause Mortality, Paragraph 2. This sentence previously stated:

“There was an inverse relationship between the BMR and all-cause mortality in elderly male individuals. Compared with BMR levels ≤1,115 kJ/day, there was lower all-cause mortality in the third and highest BMR quartiles in elderly male subjects.”

The corrected sentence appears below:

“There was an inverse relationship between the BMR and all-cause mortality in elderly male individuals. Compared with BMR levels ≤1,115 kcal/day, there was lower all-cause mortality in the third and highest BMR quartiles in elderly male subjects.”

A correction has been made to Results, Association Between the Basal Metabolic Rate and All-Cause Mortality, Paragraph 3. This sentence previously stated:

“The survival analysis showed that compared with BMR levels ≤ 1,115 kJ/day, there was lower all-cause mortality in the highest BMR quartiles in elderly individuals (Kaplan-Meier, log-rank P = 0.141 or P = 0.008 for the highest BMR quartiles relative to the lowest BMR quartiles in the non-elderly or elderly population, respectively; Figure 2).”

The corrected sentence appears below:

“The survival analysis showed that compared with BMR levels ≤ 1,115 kcal/day, there was lower all-cause mortality in the highest BMR quartiles in elderly individuals (Kaplan-Meier, log-rank P = 0.141 or P = 0.008 for the highest BMR quartiles relative to the lowest BMR quartiles in the non-elderly or elderly population, respectively; Figure 2).”

A correction has been made to Results, Association Between the Basal Metabolic Rate and All-Cause Mortality, Paragraph 3. This sentence previously stated:

“Survival analysis found that compared with BMR levels ≤ 1,115 kJ/day, there was lower all-cause mortality in the highest BMR quartiles (Kaplan-Meier, log-rank P < 0.001 or P < 0.001 for the highest BMR quartiles relative to the lowest BMR quartiles in female or male subjects, respectively; Figure 3).”

The corrected sentence appears below:

“Survival analysis found that compared with BMR levels ≤ 1,115 kcal/day, there was lower all-cause mortality in the highest BMR quartiles (Kaplan-Meier, log-rank P < 0.001 or P < 0.001 for the highest BMR quartiles relative to the lowest BMR quartiles in female or male subjects, respectively; Figure 3).”

A correction has been made to Discussion, Paragraph 6. This sentence previously stated:

“The longevity mice not only had elevated BMR but also raised total daily energy expenditures and elevated expenditure on physical activity.”

The corrected sentence appears below:

“The longevous mice not only had elevated BMR but also raised total daily energy expenditures and elevated expenditure on physical activity.”

The authors apologize for these errors and state that this does not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way. The original article has been updated.

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Keywords: basal metabolic rate, all-cause mortality, Chinese, adults, aging

Citation: Han F, Hu F, Wang T, Zhou W, Zhu L, Huang X, Bao H and Cheng X (2025) Corrigendum: Association between basal metabolic rate and all-cause mortality in a prospective cohort of southern Chinese adults. Front. Physiol. 16:1594299. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2025.1594299

Received: 15 March 2025; Accepted: 25 March 2025;
Published: 17 April 2025.

Edited and reviewed by:

Chun Yang, Nanjing Medical University, China

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*Correspondence: Huihui Bao, aHVpaHVpX2Jhbzc3QDEyNi5jb20=; Xiaoshu Cheng, eGlhb3NodW1lbmZhbjEyNkAxNjMuY29t

†These authors have contributed equally to this work

Disclaimer: All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.