| Age (years) | Total Weight (kg) | Total BMRl/day (Kcal/day) | BMR/kg (Kcal/dry weight) | Dry weight (kg) |
| 0 - 0.5 | 6 | 320 | 228 | 1.4 |
| 0.5 - 1 | 9 | 500 | 172 | 2.9 |
| 1 - 3 | 13 | 740 | 160 | 4.6 |
| 4 - 6 | 20 | 950 | 125 | 7.6 |
| 7 - 10 | 28 | 1130 | 103 | 10.9 |
| 11 - 14 | 46 | 1310 | 68 | 19.3 |
| 15 - 18 | 55 | 1370 | 56 | 24.2 |
| 19 - 24 | 58 | 1350 | 50 | 26.6 |
| 25 - 50 | 63 | 1380 | 45 | 30.2 |
| 51 or more | 65 | 1280 | 39 | 32.5 |