Obesity and Overweight Prevalence Among Adolescents With Disabilities

INTRODUCTION: We examined overweight and obesity prevalence among adolescents with disabilities by disability type (physical vs cognitive) and demographic factors (sex, age, race/ethnicity). METHODS: Parents (N = 662) of adolescents aged 12 to 18 years with disabilities from 49 states responded to a...

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Autores principales: Rimmer, James H., Yamaki, Kiyoshi, Davis, Brienne M., Wang, Edward, Vogel, Lawrence C.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3073434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21324255
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: We examined overweight and obesity prevalence among adolescents with disabilities by disability type (physical vs cognitive) and demographic factors (sex, age, race/ethnicity). METHODS: Parents (N = 662) of adolescents aged 12 to 18 years with disabilities from 49 states responded to an online survey from September 2008 through March 2009. RESULTS: Prevalence of obesity among adolescents with physical and cognitive disabilities (17.5%) was significantly higher compared with that among adolescents without disabilities (13.0%). Obesity prevalence was higher among males, 18-year-olds, and youths with cognitive disabilities than among females, younger adolescents, and youths with physical disabilities. CONCLUSION: The higher prevalence of obesity among youths with disabilities compared with nondisabled youths, particularly in certain subgroups, requires further examination in future surveillance research.

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