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.
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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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author Rimmer, James H.
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Wang, Edward
Vogel, Lawrence C.
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description 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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spelling pubmed-30734342011-05-04 Obesity and Overweight Prevalence Among Adolescents With Disabilities Rimmer, James H. Yamaki, Kiyoshi Davis, Brienne M. Wang, Edward Vogel, Lawrence C. Prev Chronic Dis Original Research 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-02-15 /pmc/articles/PMC3073434/ /pubmed/21324255 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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