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Metabolism as affected by growth Continued. 

 Metabolism during growth as shown by groups of individual data Continued. 



Metabolism per unit of body-weight referred to age 145 



Calories per kilogram of body- weight per 24 hours referred to age (boys) ... 146 

 Calories per kilogram of body-weight per 24 hours referred to age (girls) . . . 149 

 Calories per kilogram of body-weight per 24 hours referred to age (earlier 



investigators) 150 



Metabolism per unit of body-weight referred to weight 153 



Calories per kilogram of body-weight per 24 hours referred to weight (earlier 



investigators) 157 



Relationship between surface area of the body and metabolism 159 



Total calories per 24 hours referred to actually measured body-surface area 



(boys) . 161 



Total calories per 24 hours referred to actually measured body-surface area 



(girls) 164 



Calories per square meter of body-surface referred to body-surface 165 



Comparison of the caloric output per square meter of body-surface with total 



body-weight 167 



Comparison of heat production per square meter (measured), referred to 



body-weight, with earlier data (computed) 169 



Age relations in the heat production per square meter of body-surface 173 



Influence of sex and sexual change on metabolism 176 



Metabolism in prepubescence 183 



The prediction of the basal metabolism of youth 187 



Predicted heat from total calories referred to weight (boys) 188 



Predicted heat from total calories referred to surface (boys) 194 



Comparison of the predicted metabolism of boys and men 197 



Predicted heat from total calories referred to weight (girls) 198 



Predicted heat from total calories referred to surface (girls) 203 



Practical value of the prediction of basal metabolism 205 



The 24-hour energy requirements of growing children 206 



