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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
Sundahl, Lina; Zetterberg, Marie; Wester, Anita; Rehn, Börje; Blomqvist, Sven – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Background: As physical activity can prevent overweight and promote general health, the aim was to investigate the amount of physical activity among adolescent and young adult women and men with intellectual disability (ID), compared to age-matched control groups without intellectual disability. A further aim was to examine whether physical…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Adolescents, Young Adults, Intellectual Disability
Dobranowski, Kristin; Lloyd, Meghann; Côté, Pierre; Balogh, Robert – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Overweight and obesity are common in adults with intellectual disabilities, which complicates their health. To meet their health needs, individuals with intellectual disability frequently rely on proxies to answer questions on their behalf. In the general population, the use of proxy-reported height and weight to compute body mass…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Body Height, Body Weight, Obesity
Salaun, Laureline; Berthouze-Aranda, Sophie E. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
Background: This study investigated health-related fitness in adolescents with intellectual disabilities and analysed the various performances in physical fitness tests according to degrees of obesity. Materials and Methods: Eighty-seven French intellectual disabilities adolescents (14.24 [plus or minus] 1.48 years) performed the EUROFIT physical…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Obesity, Mental Retardation, Body Composition
Salaun, Laureline; Berthouze-Aranda, Sophie – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
Background: The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence of obesity in school children with intellectual disabilities and to determine the most appropriate indicators of obesity measurement. Materials and Methods: The weight, height, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio and body fat percentage as measured by…
Descriptors: Obesity, Incidence, Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries
Thomas, G. R.; Kerr, M. P. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
Background: Obesity has been identified as a major health concern in adults with intellectual disabilities. This study evaluates a health promotion programme delivered by a NHS department for adults with intellectual disabilities. Method: Routine NHS data were collated and analysed descriptively. One hundred and ninety one adults with intellectual…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Health Promotion, Mental Retardation
Maaskant, Marian A.; van Knijff-Raeven, Ankie G. M.; van Schrojenstein Lantman-de Valk, Henny M. J.; Veenstra, Marja Y. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: The aim was to study the weight and weight status of the study group in 2002 and 2007, and to study the differences in weight and weight status between 2002 and 2007 and the risk groups for (becoming) overweight/obese. Materials and Methods: The Body Mass Index (BMI) of 336 clients of a Dutch service provider for persons with…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Exercise, Mental Retardation
Lin, Jin-Ding; Yen, Chia-Feng; Li, Chi-Wei; Wu, Jia-Ling – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2005
Background: Obesity and the health problems associated with it have substantial economic consequences for health care systems. Little information is available concerning obesity-related problems among people with intellectual disabilities. The aims of this study were to analyse patterns of obesity among children and adolescents with intellectual…
Descriptors: Physical Health, Severity (of Disability), Obesity, Body Composition
