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Specific Learning Disorders in Children and Adolescents with Obesity

Specific learning disorders (SLDs) are the most frequently diagnosed developmental disorders in childhood. Different neurocognitive patterns have been found in patients with overweight and obesity, but no data on childhood obesity and SLDs have been reported. To increase our understanding of the rel...

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Autores principales: Calcaterra, Valeria, Schneider, Laura, Baresi, Stefano, Bodini, Francesca, Bona, Federica, Chillemi, Claudia, De Silvestri, Annalisa, Zanelli, Sara, Zuccotti, Gianvincenzo
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10605066/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37892258
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10101595
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author Calcaterra, Valeria
Schneider, Laura
Baresi, Stefano
Bodini, Francesca
Bona, Federica
Chillemi, Claudia
De Silvestri, Annalisa
Zanelli, Sara
Zuccotti, Gianvincenzo
author_facet Calcaterra, Valeria
Schneider, Laura
Baresi, Stefano
Bodini, Francesca
Bona, Federica
Chillemi, Claudia
De Silvestri, Annalisa
Zanelli, Sara
Zuccotti, Gianvincenzo
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description Specific learning disorders (SLDs) are the most frequently diagnosed developmental disorders in childhood. Different neurocognitive patterns have been found in patients with overweight and obesity, but no data on childhood obesity and SLDs have been reported. To increase our understanding of the relationship between neuropsychological developmental and obesity, we assessed the prevalence of SLD in a pediatric population with obesity. We retrospectively included 380 children and adolescents with obesity. For all participants, auxological, metabolic, demographic features, relationship and social skills, anamnestic data on pregnancy and the perinatal period, stages of development and family medical history were reviewed. SLD was defined according to the DSM-5 criteria. A group of 101 controls of normal weight was included. The overall prevalence of SLD was 10.8%, and SLD was more prevalent in patients with obesity (p < 0.001), with male predominance (p = 0.01). SGA was associated with SLD (p = 0.02). Speech retardation (p < 0.001), limited relationships with peers (p < 0.001) and didactic support (p < 0.001) were noted in the SLD group compared to the group without SLD. A higher prevalence of family history of neuropsychiatric disorders was observed in the SLD group (p = 0.04). A higher fasting glucose level was detected in patients with obesity and SLD compared to subjects without SLD (p = 0.01). An association between obesity and SLD could not be excluded, and an overlap of pathogenic factors for both conditions should be considered.
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spelling pubmed-106050662023-10-28 Specific Learning Disorders in Children and Adolescents with Obesity Calcaterra, Valeria Schneider, Laura Baresi, Stefano Bodini, Francesca Bona, Federica Chillemi, Claudia De Silvestri, Annalisa Zanelli, Sara Zuccotti, Gianvincenzo Children (Basel) Article Specific learning disorders (SLDs) are the most frequently diagnosed developmental disorders in childhood. Different neurocognitive patterns have been found in patients with overweight and obesity, but no data on childhood obesity and SLDs have been reported. To increase our understanding of the relationship between neuropsychological developmental and obesity, we assessed the prevalence of SLD in a pediatric population with obesity. We retrospectively included 380 children and adolescents with obesity. For all participants, auxological, metabolic, demographic features, relationship and social skills, anamnestic data on pregnancy and the perinatal period, stages of development and family medical history were reviewed. SLD was defined according to the DSM-5 criteria. A group of 101 controls of normal weight was included. The overall prevalence of SLD was 10.8%, and SLD was more prevalent in patients with obesity (p < 0.001), with male predominance (p = 0.01). SGA was associated with SLD (p = 0.02). Speech retardation (p < 0.001), limited relationships with peers (p < 0.001) and didactic support (p < 0.001) were noted in the SLD group compared to the group without SLD. A higher prevalence of family history of neuropsychiatric disorders was observed in the SLD group (p = 0.04). A higher fasting glucose level was detected in patients with obesity and SLD compared to subjects without SLD (p = 0.01). An association between obesity and SLD could not be excluded, and an overlap of pathogenic factors for both conditions should be considered. MDPI 2023-09-24 /pmc/articles/PMC10605066/ /pubmed/37892258 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10101595 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Zanelli, Sara
Zuccotti, Gianvincenzo
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10101595
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