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Direct linkBastiaanse, Luc P.; Hilgenkamp, Thessa I. M.; Echteld, Michael A.; Evenhuis, Heleen M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Sarcopenia is defined as a syndrome characterised by progressive and generalised loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength. It has hardly been studied in older people with intellectual disabilities (ID). In this study 884 persons with borderline to profound ID aged 50 years and over, were investigated to determine the prevalence of sarcopenia in…
Descriptors: Incidence, Neurological Impairments, Human Body, Muscular Strength
Mergler, S.; Lobker, B.; Evenhuis, H. M.; Penning, C. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Low bone mineral density (BMD) and fractures are common in people with intellectual disabilities (ID). Reduced mobility in case of motor impairment and the use of anti-epileptic drugs contribute to the development of low BMD. Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) measurement of the heel bone is a non-invasive and radiation-free method for measuring bone…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Mental Retardation, Measurement, Diagnostic Tests
