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Direct linkSadowsky, Molly; McConkey, Roy; Shellard, Amy – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Information about obesity among people with intellectual disability comes mostly from small-scale, national samples in high-income countries. There are limited data from transnational studies. Method: BMI scores had been obtained for over 25,000 youth and adults with intellectual disabilities drawn from 60 European and Eurasian…
Descriptors: Youth, Adults, Obesity, Intellectual Disability
Bellicha, Alice; Coupaye, Muriel; Hocquaux, Léonore; Speter, Fanny; Oppert, Jean-Michel; Poitou, Christine – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: The present authors aimed (a) to objectively quantify spontaneous physical activity (PA) in adult patients with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and (b) to evaluate the transferability of a home-based exercise training programme in these patients. Method: Physical activity was compared between 10 adult women with PWS (PWS group) and 20…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Adults, Females, Genetic Disorders
Melville, C. A.; Cooper, S. -A.; Morrison, J.; Allan, L.; Smiley, E.; Williamson, A. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Background: Obesity is a major public health concern internationally and this study aimed to measure the prevalence of obesity in adults with intellectual disabilities in comparison with general population data, and examine the factors associated with obesity. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of all adults with intellectual disabilities,…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Females, Incidence
