Energy intake (El)

Weight (kg)

(MJ/d)

(kJ/kg/d)

Source

Age (y)

N

Mean

s.d.

BMR^a (MJ/d)

Mean

s.d.

Mean

s.d.

x BMR^b

Leung et al (1984)

3-4

189

16.5

(M)

3.62

5.80

1.20

352

73

1.60

Livingstone et al (1992b)

3-4

8

16.4

1.5

3.61

5.91

0.55

360

34

1.64

Narasinga et al (1983)

3 4

23 (M)

14.9

-

3.47

6.33

-

425

-

1.82^c

13 (F)

15.0

-

3.49

5.81

-

387

-

1.66

Oliveria et al (1992)

3-5

55 (M)

16.5

(M)

3.62

6.71

0.95

407

58

1.85^c

36 (F)

16.5

(M)

3.63

6.14

1.23

372

75

1.69

91 (Total)

16.5

(M)

3.62

6.48

1.10

393

67

1.79

Palti et al (1979)

3

82

14.1

-

3.40

5.09

1.25

360

89

1.50

Pao et al (1985)

3-5

404

16.5

(M)

3.62

5.99

1.62

363

98

1.65

Paul et al (1990)

3

20 (M)

14.53

1.56

3.44

4.96

0.78

340

50

1.44

13 (F)

14.16

1.35

3.41

4.62

0.50

330

50

1.35

Parizkova et al (1986)

3-5

22

19.3

2.50

3.89

7.25

2.03

376

105

1.86^c

Payne & Belton (1992)

3-4

31 (M)

16.3

1.6

3.60

5.01

0.89

307

55

1.39

38 (F)

15.4

1.7

3.52

4.76

0.71

309

46

1.35

Räsänen et al (1985)

3-4

153 (M)

15.7

(median)^f

3.55

6.40

1.70

408

108

1.80^c

128 (F)

15.2

(median)^f

3.50

5.80

1.20

382

79

1.66

Sawaya et al (1988)

3.1-4

158

15.4

-

3.53

4.62

-

300

-

1.31

Treiber et al (1990)

3-5

66

16.35

-

3.62

6.84

1.78

418

-

1.89^c

Eastwood et al (1990)

4.0-5.0

22

17.25

-

3.71

6.30

1.19

365

-

1.70

Hagman et al (1986)

4-5

154 (M)

18.8

-

3.84

6.90

-

367

-

1.80^c

152 (F)

18.6

-

3.82

6.45

-

347

-

1.69

Magaray & Boulton (1984)

4-5

93 (M)

17.9

-

3.76

5.94

-

331

-

1.58

85 (F)

17.7

-

3.74

5.44

-

307

-

1.45

Narasinga et al (1983)

4-5

17 (M)

17.3

-

3.70

6.62

-

383

-

1.79

6 (F)

15.6

-

3.54

5.90

-

378

-

1.67

Palti et al (1979)

4

75

16.5

-

3.62

4.96

0.95

301

58

1.37

Payne & Belton (1992)

4-5

35 (M)

18.0

1.9

3.77

5.30

0.79

294

44

1.41

30 (F)

17.6

2.2

3.73

5.06

0.89

288

51

1.36

Persson & Calgren (1984)

4-5

Total sample of 477

16.5

(M)

3.62

6.67

1.23

404

75

1.84^c

(including 8-9 y)

Sawaya et al (1988)

4.1-5

107

17.25

-

3.71

4.93

-

286

-

1.33

Vanderkooy et al (1987)

4-5

62 (M)

18.6

-

3.82

6.23

1.64

335

57

1.63

44 (F)

18.0

-

3.77

5.38

1.47

299

53

1.43

Van Steenbergen (1984)

4-6

34

18.2

-

3.79

5.04

2.03

277

111

1.33