Abstract

Energy expenditure per kilogram of body mass at rest or during exercise is greater in children than adults and varies with pubertal status, thus using the definition of a MET in the compendium of physical activities without adjustment is inadequate for energy estimation in children, until a child reaches Tanner Stage 5. However, the ratio of activity EE to resting EE in children appears to be similar or slightly less than in the compendium, suggesting that the compendium MET increments used with our adjusted EE values more closely approximate the true EE of activities in children than present adult norms.

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CompendiumEnergy expenditureKilogramPhysical activityYoung adultDemographyCaloric theoryMetabolic equivalentPsychologyEnergy costMedicinePhysical therapyGerontologyBody weightEndocrinology

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2005
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Volume
37
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2
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329-336
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371
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Joanne S. Harrell, Robert G. McMurray, Christopher D. Baggett et al. (2005). Energy Costs of Physical Activities in Children and Adolescents. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise , 37 (2) , 329-336. https://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000153115.33762.3f

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