. "Appendix F: Data Used to Calculate Estimated Energy Requirements." School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2010.
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School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Children
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
Males
Females
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)
Male
Female
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.
