Appendix F
Data Used to Calculate Estimated Energy Requirements
LIST OF TABLES
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Table F-1 Median Heights and Weights of Male Subjects in the Third School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study (SNDA-III) as Compared to the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Growth Charts, by Age
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Table F-2 Median Heights and Weights of Female Subjects in the Third School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study (SNDA-III) as Compared to the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Growth Charts, by Age
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Table F-3 Physical Activity Coefficients Corresponding to Physical Activity Levels Used in Calculating the Estimated Energy Intakes of Children Ages 5–18 Years, by Gender
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Table F-4 Estimated Energy Requirements (EERs) for Children Ages 5–18 Years, by Gender
TABLE F-1 Median Heights and Weights of Male Subjects in the Third School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study (SNDA-III) as Compared to the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Growth Charts, by Age
Age (y) |
Height (m) |
Weight (kg) |
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SNDAa |
CDCb |
SNDAa |
CDCb |
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6 |
1.20 |
1.15 |
23.59 |
20.70 |
7 |
1.26 |
1.22 |
27.05 |
23.10 |
8 |
1.30 |
1.28 |
29.93 |
25.60 |
9 |
1.37 |
1.34 |
33.45 |
28.60 |
10 |
1.44 |
1.39 |
41.82 |
31.90 |
11 |
1.48 |
1.44 |
44.45 |
35.90 |
12 |
1.57 |
1.49 |
51.27 |
40.50 |
13 |
1.62 |
1.56 |
54.91 |
45.60 |
14 |
1.68 |
1.64 |
64.77 |
51.00 |
15 |
1.72 |
1.70 |
66.14 |
56.30 |
16 |
1.74 |
1.74 |
70.64 |
60.90 |
17 |
1.76 |
1.75 |
75.18 |
64.60 |
18 |
1.75 |
1.76 |
71.17 |
67.20 |
NOTES: kg = kilograms; m = meters; y = years. SOURCES: aAnalysis of SNDA-III data (USDA/FNS, 2007a); bKuczmarski et al., 2000. |
TABLE F-2 Median Heights and Weights of Female Subjects in the Third School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study (SNDA-III) as Compared to the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Growth Charts, by Age
Age (y) |
Height (m) |
Weight (kg) |
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SNDAa |
CDCb |
SNDAa |
CDCb |
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6 |
1.21 |
1.15 |
24.55 |
20.20 |
7 |
1.25 |
1.21 |
26.45 |
22.80 |
8 |
1.31 |
1.28 |
28.73 |
25.60 |
9 |
1.38 |
1.33 |
35.00 |
29.00 |
10 |
1.45 |
1.38 |
42.18 |
32.90 |
11 |
1.49 |
1.44 |
45.27 |
37.20 |
12 |
1.56 |
1.51 |
51.00 |
41.60 |
13 |
1.60 |
1.57 |
58.50 |
45.80 |
14 |
1.60 |
1.60 |
59.43 |
49.40 |
15 |
1.61 |
1.62 |
59.00 |
52.00 |
16 |
1.61 |
1.63 |
63.36 |
53.90 |
17 |
1.63 |
1.63 |
66.43 |
55.10 |
18 |
1.63 |
1.63 |
64.55 |
56.20 |
NOTES: kg = kilograms; m = meters; y = years. SOURCES: aAnalysis of SNDA-III data (USDA/FNS, 2007a); bKuczmarski et al., 2000. |
TABLE F-3 Physical Activity Coefficients Corresponding to Physical Activity Levels Used in Calculating the Estimated Energy Intakes of Children Ages 5–18 Years, by Gender
Physical Activity Level |
Physical Activity Coefficient |
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Males |
Females |
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Low active |
1.13 |
1.16 |
Active |
1.26 |
1.31 |
SOURCE: IOM, 2006. |
TABLE F-4 Estimated Energy Requirements (EERs) for Children Ages 5–18 Years, by Gender
Age |
EER (calories) |
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Male |
Female |
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5 |
1,658 |
1,557 |
6 |
1,742 |
1,642 |
7 |
1,840 |
1,719 |
8 |
1,931 |
1,810 |
9 |
2,043 |
1,890 |
10 |
2,149 |
1,972 |
11 |
1,985 |
1,813 |
12 |
2,113 |
1,909 |
13 |
2,276 |
1,992 |
14 |
2,459 |
2,036 |
15 |
2,618 |
2,057 |
16 |
2,736 |
2,059 |
17 |
2,796 |
2,042 |
18 |
2,823 |
2,024 |
SOURCES: Calculated using EER equations from Appendix Table I-8 of IOM, 2002/2005; median height and weight for age and gender from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts (Kuczmarski et al., 2000); and the physical activity coefficient corresponding to the physical activity level for the age group shown in Table F-3 of this appendix. |