Basal Metabolism During Diet Restriction

For an index of the influence of diet restriction upon the caloric needs we have taken the basal metabolism, i. e., the values obtained with the subject lying quietly, in the post-absorptive condition, since this represents the larger proportion of the total caloric needs for the day. Using precisely the same technique as for the preliminary observation, we determined the basal metabolism nearly every day for members of Squad A throughout the entire period of experimentation, except during the vacations at Thanksgiving and at Christmas.

Individual Measurements Of Basal Metabolism With Low Diet. Squad A

The data for the individual members of Squad A for the respiratory exchange during the period of diet restriction, also the computed heat output are collected in tables 115 to 127 inclusive, so that it is possible to trace the course of the respiratory exchange and the basal heat production from day to day throughout the entire experimental period. These values are reported here primarily as oxygen consumption per minute, the carbon-dioxide values being omitted to save space. The respiratory quotient, whenever given, indicates that the experiment was made for that particular day with the respiratory-valve apparatus. On other days the experiments were made with the portable respiration apparatus. Obviously, if desired, the carbon-dioxide output may be readily computed from the oxygen consumption and the respiratory quotient. The pulse-rates are not included in these tables, as they appear in detail in the discussion of the pulse rate. (See p. 384.) The total heat production per 24 hours, the heat per kilogram of body-weight per 24 hours, and the heat per square meter of body-surface per 24 hours are given in these tables. These data give a clear picture for each individual in Squad A of the influence of the restricted diet upon the basal metabolism.

An inspection of the individual gaseous-metabolism tables for each subject shows a great reduction in the total heat production per 24 hours from the beginning to the end of the experiment. This is true with all of the men in Squad A. The reduction in weight averaged not far from 10 per cent. The reduction in the total heat production was considerably more than 10 per cent. Hence we should expect to find a lowering of the heat production per kilogram of body-weight and likewise of the heat production per square meter of body-surface. The values for the heat production on these two bases are recorded in the last two columns of the individual metabolism tables. A superficial inspection of the data for Bro implies that the heat production per kilogram of body-weight was essentially the same at the beginning and end of the experiment, but the tables for the other Bubjectsshow that there is, with many, a distinct decrease in the heat production per kilogram of body-weight. High values are occasionally found, but, as will be subsequently shown, these are for the most part attributable to excess eating on either the uncontrolled days or during the holidays.

Table 115 - Basal Metabolism Of George A. Brown - Squad A

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Normal.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1917.

Sept. 29

215

0.70

1,502

24.3

884

Oct. 1

208

..

1,462

23.5

854

3

220

..

1,536

24.9

904

4

205

..

1,433

23.2

843

Reduced.

Oct. 6

210

0.84

1,467

23.7

863

7

208

..

1,434

23.4

849

8

201

..

1,386

22.6

820

9

190

..

1,310

21.3

775

11

201

0.74

1,368

22.3

809

12

202

..

1,379

22.5

816

13

214

..

1,460

23.8

864

16

199

0.75

1,358

22.3

804

18

202

..

1,379

22.6

816

20

209

..

1,426

23.4

844

22

200

..

1,366

22.7

813

24

203

..

1,385

23.0

824

25

198

..

1,351

22.5

804

26

194

0.74

1,320

22.0

786

27

204

..

1,392

23.2

829

30

203

..

1,385

23.4

829

31

202

..

1,379

23.3

826

Not. 3

202

..

1,379

23.4

831

6

219

..

1,494

25.6

900

7

197

..

1,344

23.1

810

8

187

0.75

1,276

22.2

778

10

202

..

1,382

24.0

838

12

194

..

1,327

23.3

809

13

188

..

1,286

22.6

784

16

187

0.77

1,283

22.5

782

16

198

..

1,355

23.8

826

17

199

..

1,362

23.9

830

19

193

..

1,321

23.4

810

20

196

..

1,341

23.7

823

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Persq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Reduced.

C.C.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1917.

Nov. 21

184

0.75

1,256

22.2

771

23

186

..

1,269

22.7

783

24

199

...

1,358

24.3

838

26

192

..

1,310

23.7

809

28

197

..

1,344

23.9

825

Dec. 3

203

..

1,385

24.6

850

4

186

..

1,269

22.7

779

6

181

..

1,235

22.1

758

7

186

..

1,269

23.1

788

8

186

0.75

1,269

23.1

788

11

179

..

1,225

22.3

761

12

192

..

1,314

23.9

816

13

199

..

1,362

25.0

846

15

177

0.77

1,214

22.2

754

16

186

...

1,279

23.3

794

18

176

0.78

1,211

22.2

752

19

193

..

1,324

24.2

822

1918.

Jan. 8

206

.

1,413

24.8

862

9

201

...

1,379

24.2

841

11

195

0.75

1,331

23.6

817

12

190

..

1,307

23.3

802

15

178

0.80

1,231

22.0

755

16

190

..

1,310

23.6

809

18

186

...

1,282

23.1

791

19

177

0.77

1,214

22.0

749

21

175

..

1,200

21.6

741

23

165

0.76

1,129

20.4

697

24

176

..

1,207

21.9

750

26

165

0.78

1,135

20.6

705

29

175

..

1,207

22.0

750

30

183

..

1,262

23.0

784

Feb. 1

184

0.79

1,269

23.3

788

2

186

..

1,282

23.3

796

1The experiments reported in this table and in tables 116 to 127 were made with the portable respiration apparatus and the respiratory-valve apparatus. The subject was in all cases in the lying position and had been without food for at least 12 hours. Respiratory quotients were obtained with the reapiratory-valve apparatus and have been used in computing the heat on the days when they were determined. On the remaining days (with the portable respiration apparatus) quotients were interpolated for the heat computations. No respiratory quotient below 0.73 has been used in the calculations.

Table 116. - Basal Metabolism Of Kenneth B. Canfield - Squad A

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Normal.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1917.

Sept. 27

266

0.75

1,814

22.7

921

29

243

..

1,680

21.1

853

Oct. 1

250

..

1,728

21.7

877

2

261

..

1,804

22.6

916

4

253

0.84

1,766

22.1

896

Reduced.

Oct. 5

252

..

1,742

21.8

884

6

263

.

1,819

22.8

923

8

259

..

1,790

22.7

913

9

295

..

1,790

22.7

913

10

251

0.72

1,735

22.0

885

12

250

..

1,728

21.9

882

13

266

..

1,838

23.3

938

15

256

....

1,769

22.7

907

17

251

..

1,735

22.3

890

19

253

..

1,750

22.5

897

21

255

..

1,764

23.1

914

23

260

..

1,798

23.6

932

25

240

0.76

1,642

21.5

851

26

248

..

1,701

22.3

881

29

259

..

1,777

23.8

930

31

250

..

1,715

22.9

898

Nov. 3

250

..

1,715

23.5

903

4

242

..

1,660

22.8

874

5

245

..

1,681

23.1

885

7

232

0.78

1,596

21.9

840

8

237

..

1,622

22.5

858

9

233

..

1,594

22.1

843

12

222

..

1,519

21.4

812

13

232

..

1,588

22.4

849

14

226

0.73

1,534

21.6

820

16

244

..

1,670

23.4

888

17

233

.

1,594

22.3

848

18

234

...

1,601

22.7

856

20

222

0.79

1,531

21.7

819

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Reduced.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1917.

Nov. 21

241

..

1,670

23.7

893

22

228

..

1,580

22.4

845

24

216

..

1,497

21.3

801

26

223

..

1,546

22.1

831

27

228

0.83

1,589

22.4

850

Dec. 3

238

..

1,645

23.2

880

4

240

..

1,659

23.4

887

5

236

..

1,632

23.0

873

7

225

0.76

1,541

22.2

829

8

228

..

1,576

22.7

847

10

223

...

1,542

22.3

834

12

228

..

1,576

22.5

847

13

239

..

1,652

23.6

888

14

227

0.83

1,581

22.6

850

16

228

...

1,584

23.0

856

17

232

..

1,612

23.1

867

18

231

.

1.605

23.0

863

1918.

Jan. 7

251

0.81

1,740

23.8

916

8

255

..

1,759

24.1

926

9

265

..

1,827

25.7

977

10

258

..

1,779

24.8

946

11

245

0.76

1,678

23.6

897

12

242

..

1,669

23.5

893

15

221

0.81

1,531

21.4

814

16

243

..

1,671

23.4

889

18

239

..

1,644

23.4

879

19

226

0.75

1,543

21.8

825

21

228

..

1,564

22.0

836

22

219

0.79

1,510

21.4

807

26

225

0.79

1,553

21.9

830

29

229

..

1,583

22.2

842

30

231

..

1,597

22.7

854

Feb. 2

230

0.80

1,591

22.6

850

Table 117. - Basal Metabolism Of Lester F. Fretter - Squad A

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Normal.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1917.

Sept. 29

228

..

1,564

27.2

954

Oct. 1

241

..

1,653

28.7

1,008

2

215

0.77

1,476

25.7

900

3

236

..

1,623

28.2

990

4

237

..

1,630

28.3

994

Reduced.

Oct. 5

224

0.78

1,541

26.8

940

7

234

..

1,609

28.2

981

8

233

..

1,602

28.1

977

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Reduced.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1917.

Oct. 9

234

..

1,609

28.2

981

11

227

0.78

1,562

27.4

952

12

231

..

1,585

27.8

966

13

215

..

1,475

25.9

899

16

222

..

1,523

27.0

934

18

220

0.76

1,505

26.6

923

20

218

..

1,492

26.4

915

22

210

..

1,437

25.4

882

23

219

..

1,499

26.5

920

Table 118. - Basal Metabolism Of Everett R. Kontner - Squad A

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Normal.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1917.

Oct. 27

267

0.79

1,841

26.7

1,034

29

260

0.79

1,793

26.0

1,007

30

264

0.79

1,821

26.4

1,023

Reduced.

Oct. 31

257

..

1,763

25.6

990

Nov. 2

251

0.75

1,714

25.3

968

3

260

..

1,784

26.3

1,008

4

246

0.78

1,692

25.2

961

6

240

0.73

1,630

24.3

926

7

239

..

1,627

24.2

924

8

240

0.74

1,634

24.4

928

10

220

..

1,501

22.4

853

12

221

..

1,508

23.1

867

13

214

..

1,460

22.4

839

15

245

0.76

1,678

25.6

959

16

227

..

1,553

23.7

887

17

219

..

1,499

22.9

857

19

205

..

1,403

21.7

806

20

221

..

1,512

23.3

869

21

214

0.75

1,459

22.4

839

23

209

...

1,434

22.0

824

24

201

..

1,379

21.1

793

26

225

..

1,544

24.1

892

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Reduced.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1917.

Nov. 28

210

0.79

1,447

22.4

832

Dec. 5

225

0.81

1,560

24.4

902

6

232

..

1,604

25.1

927

12

212

..

1,466

23.3

852

15

232

0.79

1,601

25.8

936

16

228

..

1,572

25.4

919

17

209

..

1,441

23.2

843

19

206

..

1,421

23.1

836

1918.

Jan. 12

242

0.78

1,663

25.3

950

14

232

..

1,596

24.2

912

15

239

0.77

1,639

25.2

942

17

227

..

1,553

24.1

892

18

235

0.74

1,601

25.0

925

19

233

..

1,598

25.0

924

22

207

0.80

1,430

22.6

831

23

226

..

1,559

24.7

906

24

218

..

1,503

23.9

874

26

201

0.78

1,382

22.1

808

29

202

..

1,396

22.3

816

31

203

0.82

1,411

22.6

825

Feb. 2

213

..

1,480

23.7

865

Table 119. - Basal Metabolism Of Greyson C. Gardner - Squad A

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Normal.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1917.

Sept. 27

271

0.79

1,870

26.2

1,022

Oct. 2

273

..

1,887

26.5

1,031

4

244

0.80

1,687

23.7

922

Reduced.

Oct. 5

256

..

1,761

24.7

962

9

239

..

1,644

23.3

903

10

239

0.76

1,634

23.2

898

12

258

..

1,765

25.0

970

13

268

..

1,834

26.0

1,008

15

215

..

1,471

21.1

808

17

243

0.76

1,663

23.8

914

19

226

..

1,547

22.2

850

21

227

..

1,653

22.7

863

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Reduced.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1917.

Oct. 23

221

0.75

1,507

22.1

837

24

232

..

1,583

23.2

879

25

237

...

1,617

23.7

898

26

241

..

1,645

24.1

914

27

229

..

1,563

22.9

868

30

220

..

1,501

22.5

839

31

236

...

1,610

24.1

899

Nov. 1

220

0.75

1,502

22.7

844

4

222

...

1,523

23.4

860

5

220

..

1,509

23.2

853

7

219

0 78

1,507

23.1

851

8

239

..

1,640

25.2

932

0

222

..

1,523

23.4

865

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Reduced.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1917.

Nov. 12

228

..

1,564

24.3

889

13

210

..

1,441

22.4

819

14

211

0.75

1,440

22.4

818

16

223

..

1,522

23.5

865

17

220

..

1,501

23.2

853

18

222

..

1,515

23.7

861

20

209

0.74

1,423

22.2

813

21

222

..

1,511

23.6

863

22

225

..

1,532

23.9

875

24

218

..

1,484

23.3

848

28

211

0.74

1,435

22.6

820

Dec. 3

216

..

1,470

23.1

840

4

221

..

1,504

23.9

864

5

218

..

1,484

23.6

853

7

205

0.74

1,394

22.2

801

8

207

..

1,427

22.7

820

10

235

..

1,621

26.0

937

12

213

..

1,469

23.6

849

13

213

..

1,469

23.6

849

14

202

0.84

1,411

22.6

816

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Reduced.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1917.

Dec. 16

212

...

1,466

23.5

843

17

215

..

1,486

23.4

849

18

214

..

1.479

23.3

845

1918.

Jan. 7

264

..

1,825

26.7

1,014

9

255

..

1,763

26.2

985

10

237

0.75

1,618

24.2

904

12

248

..

1,719

26.3

971

14

223

0 87

1,570

23 3

877

15

228

..

1,580

23.9

888

17

218

..

1,511

23.2

859

18

230

0.75

1,570

24.5

897

20

217

..

1,485

23.5

849

22

194

0.76

1,327

20.5

754

23

215

..

1,471

22.7

836

25

203

0.76

1,390

21.9

794

26

205

..

1,406

22.2

803

29

211

..

1,447

22.6

827

31

200

0.77

1,373

21.4

780

Feb. 1

223

..

1,530

23.5

869

Table 120. - Basal Metabolism Of Otto A. Gullickson - Squad A

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Normal.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1917.

Sept. 28

228

..

1,591

23.8

914

Oct. 1

249

0.84

1,740

26.0

994

3

254

...

1,764

26.4

1,014

Reduced.

Oct. 5

251

...

1,745

26.1

1,003

7

241

0.80

1,666

25.1

957

8

224

..

1,546

23.3

889

9

246

...

1,697

25.6

975

11

256

...

1,766

26.6

1,015

12

266

...

1,834

27.7

1,054

13

235

0.77

1,613

24.3

927

16

242

..

1,656

25.2

952

18

245

..

1,678

25.5

964

20

228

0.75

1,555

23.6

894

21

244

..

1,670

25.9

971

22

221

0.76

1,512

23.4

879

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Reduced.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1917.

Oct. 23

236

..

1,627

25.2

946

24

232

..

1,601

24.8

931

26

229

..

1,579

24.5

918

29

221

...

1,524

24.1

891

31

220

0.81

1,524

24.1

891

Nov. 2

239

..

1,656

26.4

974

3

222

...

1,538

24.5

905

4

224

0.81

1,553

25.0

919

6

219

..

1,517

24.5

898

7

210

..

1,454

23.5

860

8

218

..

1,512

24.6

895

10

207

0.81

1,435

23.3

849

12

230

...

1,586

26.2

944

13

201

..

1,387

22.9

831

15

209

..

1,442

23.5

858

16

216

..

1,490

24.3

887

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per aq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Reduced.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1917.

Nov. 17

213

0.77

1,462

23.9

870

19

196

..

1,349

22.3

803

20

198

..

1,361

22.5

810

21

193

..

1,327

21.9

790

22

203

..

1,397

23.1

832

23

198

0.79

1,366

22.4

813

26

269

..

1,795

29.8

1,075

27

208

0.83

1,450

24.0

868

Dec. 8

202

..

1,392

23.1

834

4

214

0.74

1,457

24.7

878

6

222

1,546

26.2

931

7

221

..

1,541

25.5

917

8

223

..

1,553

25.7

924

11

197

0.91

1,399

23.0

833

12

202

..

1,421

23.5

846

13

207

..

1,457

24.3

872

16

194

..

1,366

23.0

823

17

193

0.83

1,344

22.6

810

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Reduced.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1917.

Dec. 18

204

1,414

23.8

852

19

200

1,387

23.3

836

1918.

Jan. 7

213

1,476

24.6

884

9

215

0.79

1,483

23.4

867

10

231

1,610

25.6

947

12

218

1,519

24.4

894

14

240

0.87

1,690

26.5

988

15

195

1,358

21.6

799

17

218

1,519

24.7

899

18

223

0.72

1,553

25.7

924

20

208

1,450

24.2

868

21

184

0.78

1,265

20.9

753

25

192

0.80

1,327

21.8

790

26

185

1,277

21.2

765

30

192

1,325

21.9

789

31

200

0.78

1,375

22.7

818

Feb. 1

230

1,582

26.4

947

Table 121. - Basal Metabolism Of Kirk G. Montague - Squad A

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Normal.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals

1917.

Sept. 29

273

0.74

1,858

27.0

1,027

Reduced.

Oct. 6

264

0.78

1,817

26.4

1,004

8

255

..

1,750

25.7

972

9

252

..

1,728

26.4

960

10

244

..

1,673

24.6

929

12

260

0.76

1,778

26.1

288

13

250

..

1,711

26.2

951

16

339

..

1,667

23.3

875

17

253

..

1,730

26 7

267

19

263

0.75

1,796

26.7

1,003

21

241

0.80

1,666

26.3

941

22

230

.

1,644

25.0

929

24

241

...

1,668

26 2

937

36

244

..

1,678

26.5

94s

37

264

..

1,747

26.6

987

39

227

..

1,660

24.3

886

30

214

..

1,471

22.9

836

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

-

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Reduced.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1917.

Nov. 1

235

..

1,615

25.2

923

3

226

0.68

1,555

24.3

889

4

231

..

1,589

25.2

913

5

236

.

1,622

25.7

932

7

228

...

1,567

24.9

901

8

228

..

1,567

24.9

901

9

218

0.75

1,488

23.6

855

12

213

..

1,462

23.7

845

13

217

...

1 488

24.1

860

14

226

..

1,550

25.1

896

16

236

0.79

1,627

26.3

940

17

220

..

1,522

24.5

880

18

230

..

1,591

25.7

920

20

227

..

1,570

25.5

913

21

229

..

1,684

25.8

921

22

231

0.80

1,596

26.0

928

23

221

1,550

25.2

901

26

218

..

1,631

25.1

890

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Reduced.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1917.

Nov. 27

229

..

1,608

26.0

929

Dec. 3

222

0.92

1,582

25.6

914

5

226

..

1,606

26.0

928

6

231

..

1,642

26.6

949

7

228

..

1,620

26.9

947

8

223

..

1,584

26.3

926

10

244

0.89

1,726

28.9

1,015

12

231

..

1,634

26.9

956

13

228

..

1,613

26.5

943

14

209

..

1,478

24.3

864

16

210

0.89

1,486

24.4

864

17

222

..

1,543

25.7

908

18

210

..

1,459

24.3

858

1918.

Jan. 7

247

..

1,716

28.0

998

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Reduced.

C.C.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1918.

Jan. 8

254

..

1,764

28.8

1,026

10

225

0.75

1,536

25.0

893

11

231

..

1,606

25.7

923

14

217

0.88

1,531

24.5

880

15

235

...

1,632

26.6

949

17

217

0.76

1,486

24.2

864

19

225

....

1,555

25.3

904

20

228

..

1,577

25.9

922

21

231

0.84

1,613

26.4

938

23

233

..

1,610

26.4

936

25

212

0.75

1,447

23.7

841

26

226

..

1,555

25.5

904

30

225

0.81

1,560

26.0

918

Feb. 1

219

..

1,517

25.0

887

Table 122. - Basal Metabolism Of Henry A. Moyer - Squad A

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Normal.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1917.

Sept. 27

243

..

1,702

26.8

962

28

236

..

1,654

26.0

934

Oct. 1

209

0.85

1,464

23.1

827

3

250

1,733

27.3

979

Reduced.

Oct. 5

232

..

1,608

25.3

909

6

250

...

1,733

27.3

979

7

232

0.76

1,586

25.1

901

9

262

...

1,793

28.4

1,019

10

234

..

1,601

25.4

910

11

246

....

1,682

26.7

956

13

224

0.76

1,534

24.3

872

16

240

...

1,646

26.2

935

18

236

..

1,620

25.8

920

19

244

..

1,673

26.6

951

20

224

0.77

1,536

24.5

873

21

228

..

1,565

25.3

894

22

240

..

1,646

26.6

941

24

232

...

1,591

25.7

909

26

222

.

1,524

24.6

871

30

222

..

1,524

25.0

876

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Reduced.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1917.

Oct. 31

218

..

1,495

24.5

859

Nov. 1

218

....

1,495

24.6

859

4

210

..

1,440

24.0

832

6

210

..

1,440

24.0

832

6

194

...

1,332

22.2

770

8

219

.

1,502

25.2

873

9

206

...

1,414

23.8

822

10

209

0.77

1,433

24.1

833

13

201

..

1,375

23.5

804

14

203

..

1,390

23.8

813

15

208

..

1,423

23.9

827

17

202

0.74

1,375

23.1

799

18

211

..

1,440

24.7

847

19

207

..

1,414

24.3

832

21

203

..

1,385

23.8

815

22

194

....

1,325

22.7

779

23

194

0.75

1,325

22.9

779

26

217

..

1,486

26.1

879

27

194

..

1,327

22.9

781

28

188

..

1,286

22.2

756

Dec. 4

202

0.76

1,382

24.2

818

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Reduced.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1917.

Dec. 6

209

..

1,445

25.4

855

0

208

..

1,438

25.2

851

8

206

..

1,423

25.0

842

10

236

..

1,632

28.9

971

11

188

0.83

1,310

23.0

775

13

211

..

1,466

25.6

867

14

200

..

1,390

24.3

822

16

206

..

1,430

25.3

851

16

198

..

1,375

24.3

818

17

196

0.81

1,358

24.3

813

19

206

..

1,421

24.7

841

1918.

Jan. 8

249

..

1,716

28.1

986

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Reduced.

C.C

cals.

cals.

cals.

1918.

Jan. 9

229

0.77

1,572

25.8

903

10

238

..

1,630

27.0

942

11

223

..

1,526

25.4

882

16

210

...

1,438

24.2

836

17

218

0.74

1,483

25.1

867

19

200

...

1,373

23.9

812

20

194

0.79

1,337

22.9

782

22

201

..

1,387

23.9

816

24

198

0.78

1,361

23.3

801

25

199

...

1,375

24.3

818

28

188

...

1,301

22.3

765

30

191

0.81

1,325

22.8

779

Feb. 2

197

1,366

23.2

799

Table 123. - Basal Metabolism Of Allen S. Peabody - Squad A

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Normal.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1917.

8ept. 28

266

..

1,844

26.6

1,030

29

253

0.81

1,754

25.3

. 980

Oct. 2

248

..

1,719

24.8

960

3

255

..

1,767

25.5

987

4

252

..

1.747

25.2

976

Reduced

Oct. 6

243

0.80

1,680

24.2

939

7

240

..

1,655

24.3

930

8

257

...

1,772

26.1

996

10

230

..

1,686

23.3

891

11

242

..

1,669

24.6

939

12

238

0.78

1,637

24.1

920

15

219

..

1,510

22.6

853

17

228

..

1,572

23.5

888

19

216

0.80

1,493

22.4

844

20

226

...

1,662

23.4

882

21

221

..

1,528

23.4

873

23

314

...

1,479

22.6

845

23

321

..

1,628

23.4

873

36

308

...

1,438

22 0

822

37

224

..

1,649

23.7

885

29

337

..

1,559

24.6

Ml

81

200

..

1,383

21.7

796

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Reduced.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1917.

Nov. 1

210

..

1,452

22.9

839

2

203

..

1,403

22.1

811

3

201

0.80

1,390

21.9

803

5

208

..

1,438

22.9

836

6

215

...

1,486

23.7

864

7

195

..

1,348

21.5

784

9

204

0.80

1,411

22.6

820

10

199

..

1,379

22.1

802

12

194

..

1,345

21.9

787

14

197

...

1,365

22.3

798

15

201

...

1,393

22.4

810

16

194

0.81

1,344

21.6

781

18

204

...

1,414

23.0

827

19

197

..

1,365

22.2

798

20

203

..

1,407

22.7

823

22

192

0.80

1,327

21.4

776

23

197

..

1,372

22.3

802

24

198

..

1,379

22.4

806

27

194

...

1,352

21.6

786

28

198

..

1,379

22.1

802

Dee. 3

209

0.86

1,466

23.5

852

4

204

..

1,446

23.5

846

6

195

..

1,383

22.5

809

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Reduced.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1917.

Dec. 7

194

..

1,376

22.4

805

10

205

0.93

1,464

24.1

861

11

192

..

1,358

21.7

790

12

202

..

1,429

23.2

836

13

195

0.85

1,366

22.1

799

14

194

..

1,352

21.9

791

15

199

..

1,386

22.4

811

16

197

0.81

1,366

22.1

799

19

193

..

1.334

21.7

780

1918.

Jan. 7

230

..

1,590

23.6

893

8

209

0.79

1,442

21.4

810

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Reduced.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1918.

Jan. 10

223

..

1,534

24.2

887

12

214

0.76

1,464

23.2

846

16

221

..

1,512

24.3

879

17

201

0.76

1,375

21.9

799

19

211

..

1,447

23.2

841

20

190

0.78

1,306

21.1

764

22

194

..

1,331

21.4

774

24

187

0.75

1,277

20.8

747

25

198

..

1,358

22.1

794

28

197

..

1,351

22.0

790

30

183

0.78

1,258

20.6

740

Feb. 1

185

0.79

1,277

20.9

751

Table 124. - Basal Metabolism Of R. Wallace Peckham - Squad A

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Normal.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1917.

Sept. 27

231

...

1,593

24.8

910

28

230

...

1,586

24.7

906

Oct. 1

212

...

1,462

22.7

835

2

260

..

1,793

27.9

1,024

3

219

0.79

1,510

23.5

863

Reduced.

Oct. 5

267

..

1,832

28.5

1,047

6

253

..

1,736

27.0

992

7

258

..

1,770

27.7

1,017

9

231

0.75

1,576

24.7

906

10

207

.

1,416

22.2

814

11

225

..

1,540

24.1

885

13

236

....

1,615

25.3

928

15

240

...

1,642

25.9

944

17

254

...

1,738

27.4

999

18

216

0.76

1,478

23.3

849

22

252

...

1,733

27.7

1,002

24

206

0.80

1,423

22.8

823

26

223

....

1,549

24.8

895

29

242

0.84

1,690

27.5

988

30

221

..

1,532

24.9

896

Nov. 1

200

..

1,386

22.6

811

2

193

0.78

1,327

21.6

776

4

200

....

1,369

22.4

801

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Reduced.

c.c.

. cals.

cals.

cals.

1917.

Nov. 6

205

1,403

23.0

821

6

188

0.74

1,279

21.0

748

8

183

...

1,252

20.7

736

9

200

...

1,369

22.6

805

10

190

..

1,300

21.5

765

13

188

0.77

1,289

21.6

763

14

199

..

1,365

22.8

808

15

194

..

1,331

21.9

778

17

192

..

1,317

21.7

770

18

182

...

1,249

20.5

730

19

183

0.76

1,253

20.6

733

21

187

..

1,299

21.5

764

23

183

...

1,271

21.2

748

24

177

..

1,230

20.5

724

26

208

0.88

1,469

24.7

869

27

186

..

1,302

21.8

770

28

188

..

1,316

22.0

779

Dec. 4

189

..

1,323

22.4

788

5

194

..

1,359

23.0

809

6

180

0.81

1,248

21.2

743

8

187

..

1,296

22.0

771

10

215

..

1,490

25.8

892

11

191

..

1,324

22.1

783

12

180

0.81

1,248

21.2

743

Data.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Reduced.

C.C.

cols.

cals.

cals.

1017.

Dec. 14

180

..

1,310

22.2

780

15

184

..

1,275

21.8

750

17

100

..

1,317

22.7

780

19

182

0.80

1,258

21.7

753

1018.

Jan. 7

203

0.72

1,307

23.7

832

8

189

..

1,301

22.1

774

0

205

..

1,400

23.6

834

11

101

..

1,313

22.3

782

14

171

1,176

10.5

602

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Reduced.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1018.

Jan. 16

186

0.75

1,270

21.8

756

17

181

..

1,242

21.2

730

21

176

0.78

1,210

20.5

720

22

176

..

1,214

20.6

723

24

177

0.79

1,222

20.9

727

25

174

..

1,203

20.5

716

28

173

..

1,106

20.3

712

20

170

0.81

1,178

20.0

701

Feb. 2

185

0.79

1,277

21.6

760

Table 125. - Basal Metabolism Of Wesley G. Spencer - Squad A

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Normal.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1017.

Sept28

210

.

1,510

23.8

863

29

275

...

1,806

20.0

1,083

Oct. 2

231

0.79

1,594

25.1

911

3

277

..

1,005

30.0

1,080

4

256

..

1.761

27.7

1.006

Reduced.

Oct 6

247

..

1,600

26.8

071

7

220

...

1,575

25.2

005

8

242

0.77

1,660

26.5

054

10

231

..

1,507

25.5

018

11

237

..

1,638

26.2

041

12

248

..

1,715

27.4

086

17

220

0.82

1,520

24.7

884

18

238

..

1,637

26.5

046

10

245

..

1,688

27.3

074

21

221

..

1,520

25.2

880

23

211

0.74

1,436

23.8

840

25

228

..

1,564

25.9

915

27

l256

..

11,756

129.1

ll,027

30

213

0.80

1,474

25.0

872

31

241

..

1,662

28.2

083

Not. 1

Hi

0.78

1,430

24.3

846

2

205

..

1,414

24.0

837

Date.

Oxygen per minute.

Respiratory quotient.

Heat (computed) per 24 hours.

Total.

Per kg. of body-weight.

Per sq. meter of body-surface

(height-weight chart).

Reduced.

c.c.

cals.

cals.

cals.

1017.

Nov. 3

210

..

1,448

24.6

857

5

208

0.80

1,438

24.8

856

6

199

..

1,300

23.9

827

7

180

..

1,257

21.6

748

0

206

..

1,430

24.8

857

10

100

..

1,300

24.0

827

12

108

0.87

1,304

24.8

840

14

100

..

1,386

24.6

835

15

208

..

1,440

25.2

868

16

202

..

1,407

24.5

843

18

103

0.78

1,327

23.5

700

10

184

..

1,265

22.4

762

22

101

..

1,314

23.3

702

23

101

..

1,314

23.1

702

24

186

0.78

1,270

22.5

770

27

107

..

1,351

23.4

804

28

101

...

1,310

22.7

780

Dec. 3

201

..

1,370

23.9

821

6

105

..

1,338

23.7

806

7

106

..

1,345

23.6

805

8

187

0.76

1,270

22.4

766

10

204

..

1,306

25.2

851

11

206

...

1,410

25.2

855

1On Oct. 27 Spe believed he had a touch of grippe. His oral temperature was 08.8° F. and average pulse-rate, 68.