210 A BIOMETRIC STUDY OF BASAL METABOLISM IN MAN. 



out clearly the difference between the actual metabolism in women 

 and the metabolism which would be found in men of the same stature. 

 The width of the shaded zone increases from the lower to the higher 

 statures. Thus the taller women show a greater deficiency in their 

 metabolism than the shorter ones. 



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DIAGRAM 28. Comparison of metabolism of men and women. Women 

 classified according to stature. 



Calculating the total heat-production of the women from the equa- 

 tions for the regression of total heat-production on body-surface in 

 men, and classifying with respect to body-surface, we have the mean 

 calculated and the mean actual heat-production in the first section of 

 table 80. 



Again the actual heat-productions of the women are without 

 exception lower than those which they would have if they were men 

 of like body-surface area. 



