Table 6 International comparison of total energy expenditure estimated by doubly labeled water method in boys
Boys | Total energy expenditure | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | n | Weight | kcal day−1 | kcal kg−1 per day | Country | Race | Reference | |||||
Mean or range | SD | Range | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||||
5.3 | 0.9 | 3.3 to 6.9 | 69 | 18.7 | 3.9 | 1535.7 | 488.8 | 84.7 | 25.2 | JPN | Asian | This study |
4.3 | 0.6 | 3.3 to 4.9 | 24 | 15.6 | 2.5 | 1260.9 | 357.8 | 83.2 | 29.2 | JPN | Asian | This study |
5.9 | 0.6 | 5.0 to 6.9 | 45 | 19.8 | 3.8 | 1682.3 | 489.0 | 85.4 | 23.2 | JPN | Asian | This study |
2.5–3.4 | 15 | 15.0 | 1.7 | 1207 | 181 | 81.5 | 15.2 | UK | [18] | |||
3 | 13 | 15.5 | 1293 | 158 | 83.9 | 11.5 | UK | [19] | ||||
3.5–4.4 | 16 | 16.9 | 2.3 | 1301 | 211 | 78.2 | 14.5 | UK | [18] | |||
4.2 | 0.9 | 14 | 17.6 | 1.3 | 1479 | 196 | 84.0 | 9.6 | Chile | [20] | ||
4.2–6.9 | 22 | 19.5 | 4.1 | 1396 | 272 | 71.6 | USA | [21] | ||||
4.5 | 0.9 | 3 to 5 | 48 | 17.4 | 2.7 | 1197.0 | 192.0 | 69.4 | 8.1 | USA | *1 | [22] |
5 | 1 | 4 to 6 | 16 | 20.3 | 4.3 | 1440.0 | 271.0 | 71.5 | 8.0 | USA | Caucasian, *2 | [23] |
5 | 12 | 18.9 | 1644 | 179 | 87.5 | 10.0 | UK | [19] | ||||
5.1 | 0.9 | 4 to 6 | 11 | 16.9 | 0.5 *a | 1320 | 60 *a | JPN | Asian | [6] | ||
5.1 | 1.1 | 3 to 6 | 51 | 19.9 | 0.4 | 1457 | 382 | UK | [24] | |||
5.1 | 0.8 | 8 | 19.1 | 3.4 | 1385 | 220 | 73.6 | 12.4 | Guate | [25] | ||
5.3 | 0.9 | 11 | 21.3 | 4.7 | 1575 | 303 | 73.9 | USA | [26] | |||
5.3 | 0.8 | 25 | 20.1 | 3.8 | 1382 | 255 | 68.8 | US-Can | [27] | |||
5.4 | 0.3 | 15 | 21.1 | 3.9 | 1415 | 252 | 67.1 | USA | [28] | |||
5.5 | 0.7 | 4 to7 | 12 | 24.2 | 7.2 | 1678.0 | 603.0 | White | [29] | |||
5.5 | 0.2 | 21 | 20.6 | 4.3 | 1498.0 | 172.0 | Sweden | [30] | ||||
5.5 | 0.7 | 10 | 21.3 | 3.9 | 1505 | 125 | 70.7 | US-Can | [27] | |||
6.0 | 4.5 to 7 | 32 | 20.6 | 1641.0 | UK | [31] | ||||||
6.4 | 0.9 | 11 | 25.2 | 6.6 | 1804 | 614 | 71.6 | USA | [26] | |||