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WILLIAM PALMER LUCAS, M.D.; HELEN BRENTON PRYOR, M.D.

Am J Dis Child. 1933;46(5 PART I):941-948.

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A definite relationship between body build and oxygen absorption in children appears in our study of the basal metabolic rate of 573 normal children.

In our series slender-built children normally have higher basal rates than broad-built children of the same age-sex group. High basal metabolic rates as measured by the conventional standards are the rule for the linear type group, whose¹ width-length indexes of body build are well below average.

To test the effect of body build on basal metabolism, we have compared the width-length index with the basal metabolic rate for each of the age-sex groups from 4 to 15 years. The basal metabolic rate was calculated from the Benedict-Talbot standard whenever possible, and from the Harris-Benedict and Aub-duBois standards for boys above 38 Kg. and girls above 58 Kg. of body weight. For clinical interpretation of our data, we have corrected the rates as indicated by our . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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Footnotes
Read before the Western Section (Region IV) of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Oct. 21, 1932.

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