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TABLE 11: ENERGY COST OF CATEGORIES OF ACTIVITIES AT DIFFERENT AGES, EXPRESSED AS MULTIPLES OF BASAL METABOLIC RATE (X BMR) a
lying awake |
sitting quietly |
standing quietly |
standing, moderate movement |
walking free vel., level gr. |
walking fast, up or w/load |
at school or light work |
light and moderate house work |
leisure and moderate play |
running, exercise sports |
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MALE AND FEMALE |
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Preschool b |
1.1 (4) |
1.2 |
2. 1 |
2.6 |
1.9-2.5 (3) |
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MALE |
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School age |
1.1 |
[1.5] (5) 1.2 (6) |
[1.91 (2) |
[3.0] 2.2 |
2.9 (2) |
3.4 (3) |
1.9-3.0 c |
2.3-4.7 (5) |
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Early adolescence |
1.0 |
[1.6] 1.1 (4) |
1.3 (3) |
2.1 (3) |
2.8 (4) |
3.8 (3) |
2.5-3.3 (2) |
3.1-5.6 (4) |
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Mid adolescence |
1.1 (2) |
1.2 (4) |
1.5 |
2.4 |
3.3 (4) |
4.4 (2) |
2.5 |
3.6 |
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Late adolescence |
1.1 (2) |
1.4 (3) |
1.5 (4) |
3.1 (4) |
1.7 |
3.9-5.4 (5) |
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Adult d |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.2-2.7 |
2.8-3.2 |
3.5-5.7 |
1.3-2.7 |
2.7-3.7 |
2.2-4.4 |
4.4-6.6 |
FEMALE |
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School age |
[1.3] (4) 1.2 |
[1.6] (2) |
[2.7] |
2.7 (3) |
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Early and mid adolesc. |
1.4 |
1.4 |
3.2 (2) |
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Late adolescence |
1.1 (3) |
1.2 (4) |
1.4 (4) |
3.4 (4) |
1.6-1.8 (4) |
2.9-3.6 (2) |
1.9-3.1 (3) |
3.9-5.9 (5) |
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Adult d |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.5-2.5 |
3.0-3.4 |
4.0-4.6 |
1.4-2.7 |
2.7-3.7 |
2.1-4.2 |
4.2-6.3 |
a: Weighted averages from tables 1-8, combining data from developing and industrialized countries. Number in parenthesis: more then one activity measured in a study or more than one study done within a category of activities. In brackets: data of Taylor et al. (1948a, b, 1949, 1951).
b: Combined data for males and females of preschool age.
c: Two studies by the same investigators, with very different results (Gandra and Bradfield, 1971; Bradfield et al., 1971a)
d: From FAO/WHO/UNU (1985).
TABLE 12: ENERGY COST OF CATEGORIES OF ACTIVITIES AT DIFFERENT AGES, EXPRESSED PER UNIT OF BODY WEIGHT (CAL/KG/MIN) a
lying awake |
sitting quietly |
standing quietly |
standing, moderate movement |
walking free vel., level gr. |
walking fast, up or w/load |
at school or light work |
light and moderate house work |
leisure and moderate play |
running, exercise sports |
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MALE AND FEMALE |
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Preschool b |
46 |
47 |
73 |
98 |
73-94 |
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School |
35 |
[40] 37 |
[46] |
[72] 69 |
78 |
110 |
55-34 c |
61-126 |
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Early adolescence |
26 |
[35] 28 |
29 |
52 |
66 |
103 |
56-75 |
68-132 |
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Mid adolescence |
24 |
28 |
33 |
52 |
66 |
94 |
54 |
67 |
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Late adolescence |
20 |
26 |
27 |
53 |
30 |
72-99 |
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Adult d |
20 |
21 |
27 |
35-45 |
57 |
62-78 |
28-46 |
32-66 |
38-77 |
77-115 |
FEMALE |
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School |
[32] 32 |
[40] |
[67] |
68 |
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Early and mid adolesc. |
27 |
28 |
59 |
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Late adolescence |
18 |
21 |
24 |
57 |
26-31 |
46-58 |
32-50 |
67-100 |
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Adult |
20 |
21 |
25 |
55 |
62-75 |
29-49 |
31-64 |
36-73 |
73-109 |
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a: Weighted averages from tables 1-8, combining data from developing and industrialized countries. In brackets: data of Taylor et al. (1948a, b, 1949, 1951).
b: Combined data for males and females of preschool age.
c: Two studies by the same investigators, with very different results (Gandra and Bradfield, 1971; Bradfield et al., 1971a)
d: From FAO/WHO/UNU (1985).