Table 2.

Energy requirements for the patients of different age groups [adapted from Butte (26)].

	2002 Institute of Medicine		22004 FAO/WHO/UNU
Age, years	MJ/day	kcal/day	MJ/day	kcal/day	kJ/kg/day	kcal/kg/day
1–2	3.9	930	4.0	950	345	82
2–3	4.7	1,120	4.7	1,125	350	84
3–4	6.2	1,485	5.2	1,250	334	80
4–5	6.6	1,566	5.7	1,350	322	77
5–6	6.9	1,658	6.1	1,475	312	74
6–7	7.3	1,742	6.6	1,575	303	73
7–8	7.7	1,840	7.1	1,700	295	71
8–9	8.1	1,931	7.7	1,825	287	69
9–10	8.550	2,043	8.3	1,975	279	67
10–11	9.0	2.149	9.0	2,150	270	65
11–12	9.5	2,279	9.8	2,350	261	62
12–13	10.2	2,428	10.7	2,550	252	60
13–14	11.0	2,618	11.6	2,775	242	58
14–15	11.8	2,829	12.5	2,000	233	56
15–16	12.6	3,013	13.3	3,175	224	53
16–17	13.2	3,152	13.9	3,325	216	52
17–18	13.5	3,226	14.3	3.400	210	50