| Age (years) | Dry weight (kg) | BMR/kg (Kcal/dry weight) | Total Weight (kg) | Total BMR/day (Kcal/day) |
| 0 - 0.5 | 1.4 | 228 | 6 | 320 |
| 0.5 - 1 | 2.9 | 172 | 9 | 500 |
| 1 - 3 | 4.6 | 160 | 13 | 740 |
| 4 - 6 | 7.6 | 125 | 20 | 950 |
| 7 - 10 | 10.9 | 103 | 28 | 1130 |
| 11 - 14 | 18.0 | 80 | 45 | 1440 |
| 15 - 18 | 27.7 | 63 | 66 | 1745 |
| 19 - 24 | 30.9 | 57 | 72 | 1761 |
| 25 - 50 | 34.7 | 51 | 79 | 1769 |
| 51 or more | 34.6 | 44 | 77 | 1522 |