Chapter 6 Nutrition Assessment of Older Adults

TABLE 6.6 Basal Energy Expenditure: Females This table is based on the Harris-Benedict equation: BEE = 66.47 + (9.56 × weight in kg) + (1.85 × height in cm) – (4.68 × age in years). How to use this table:

Step 1: Obtain weight, height, and age of female subject. Step 2: BEE = weight kcal + height kcal – age kcal

lb

77.0 79.2 81.4 83.6 85.8 88.0 90.2 92.4 94.6 96.8 99.0

101.2 103.4 105.6 107.8 110.0 112.2 114.4 116.6 118.8 121.0 123.2 125.4 127.6 129.8 132.0 134.2 136.4 138.6 140.8 143.0 145.2 147.4 149.6 151.8 154.0 156.2 158.4 160.6 162.8 165.0 167.2 169.4 171.6 173.8

kg 35

36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79

BEE by Weight kcal

lb

990 999

1,009 1,018 1,028 1,038 1,047 1,057 1,066 1,076 1,085 1,095 1,104 1,114 1,124 1,133 1,143 1,152 1,162 1,171 1,181 1,190 1,200 1,210 1,219 1,229 1,238 1,248 1,257 1,267 1,277 1,286 1,296 1,305 1,315 1,324 1,334 1,343 1,353 1,363 1,372 1,382 1,391 1,401 1,410

176.0 178.2 180.4 182.6 184.8 187.0 189.2 195.8 198.0 200.0 202.4 204.6 206.8 209.0 211.2 213.4 215.6 217.8 220.0 222.2 224.4 226.6 228.8 231.0 233.2 235.4 237.6 239.8 242.0 244.2 246.4 248.6 250.8 253.0 255.2 257.4 259.6 261.8

BEE by Height

kg 80

81 82 83 84 85 86 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119

kcal 1,420

1,429 1,439 1,449 1,458 1,468 1,477 1,506 1,516 1,525 1,535 1,544 1,554 1,563 1,573 1,582 1,592 1,602 1,611 1,621 1,630 1,640 1,649 1,659 1,668 1,678 1,688 1,697 1,707 1,716 1,726 1,735 1,745 1,755 1,764 1,774 1,783 1,793

in. cm 48

49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72

121.9 124.5 127.0 129.5 132.1 134.6 137.2 139.7 142.2 144.8 147.3 149.9 152.4 154.9 157.5 160.0 162.6 165.1 167.6 170.2 172.7 175.3 177.8 180.3 182.9

kcal 226

230 235 240 244 249 254 258 263 268 273 277 282 287 291 296 301 305 310 315 320 324 329 334 338

y

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62

BEE by Age kcal

y

84 89 94 98

103 108 112 117 122 126 131 136 140 145 150 154 159 164 168 173 178 183 187 192 197 201 206 211 215 220 225 229 234 239 243 248 253 257 262 267 271 276 281 285 290

63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

100 101 102

kcal 295

300 304 309 314 318 323 328 332 337 342 346 351 356 360 365 370 374 379 384 388 393 398 402 407 412 417 421 426 431 435 440 445 449 454 459 463 468 473 477

97

Source: Adapted with permission from Guidelines for Nutritonal Care, ©1994, reprinted with permission by Nutrition Education Center.