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. 2008 Sep 10:5:45.
doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-5-45.

Development of a compendium of energy expenditures for youth

Kate Ridley  1 , Barbara E Ainsworth, Tim S Olds
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Development of a compendium of energy expenditures for youth

Kate Ridley et al. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. .

Abstract

Background: This paper presents a Compendium of Energy Expenditures for use in scoring physical activity questionnaires and estimating energy expenditure levels in youth.

Method/results: Modeled after the adult Compendium of Physical Activities, the Compendium of Energy Expenditures for Youth contains a list of over 200 activities commonly performed by youth and their associated MET intensity levels. A review of existing data collected on the energy cost of youth performing activities was undertaken and incorporated into the compendium. About 35% of the activity MET levels were derived from energy cost data measured in youth and the remaining MET levels estimated from the adult compendium.

Conclusion: The Compendium of Energy Expenditures for Youth is useful to researchers and practitioners interested in identifying physical activity and energy expenditure values in children and adolescents in a variety of settings.

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Hierarchy of energy cost value allocation decisions used in the Compendium of Energy Expenditures for Youth.
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