To adjust for the effects of variations in body size on oxygen consumption, researchers frequently express oxygen consumption in terms of body mass known as relative oxygen consumption.

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Relative oxygen consumption is often expressed in terms of body mass (e.g., milliliters of oxygen per kilogram of body weight per minute) to adjust for variations in body size, allowing for more accurate comparisons of metabolic rates across individuals of different sizes.

To Adjust for the Effects of Variations in Body Size