Analysis of Morphological Parameters and Body Composition in Adolescents with and without Intellectual Disability

Ungurean, Bogdan; Cojocariu, Adrian; Abalașei, Beatrice Aurelia; Popescu, Lucian

doi:10.3390/ijerph20043019

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“…ID boys were characterized by more frequent prevalence of obesity (BMI>24) compared to overweight (BMI rating between 21.5 – 24). Ungurean et al [ 38 ] nP=212 females and males/age=17.7±0.2 (Males without ID – SG1) nP=44/age=17.7±0.9 (Females without ID – SG2) nP=55/age=17.2±0.7 (Males with moderate ID – SG3) nP=57/age=17.05±0.7 (Females with moderate ID – SG4) nP=22/age=16.6±0.8 (Males with severe ID) nP=23/age=17.4±0.8 (Females with severe ID) nP=11/age=17.1±0.8 N/A Assessment of the body composition between adolescents with and without ID Telemeter with a Bosch GLM 80 laser TANITA MC 580 S BM, BMI, BF (%,kg), MM (%,kg), BMR, SMM, BH were found to be likely to be influenced by both gender and level of disability. %BF was found not to be influenced by the level of ID.…”

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“…Similar findings were obtained by Stewart et al [ 20 ], who indicated a high prevalence of overweight and obesity in ID adolescents. Nevertheless in another study by Ungueran et al [ 38 ], both of the abovementioned relationships were noted, which may suggest that the level of ID may be the predominant variable related to the body build in the ID population. Similar findings were concluded by Sung et al [ 34 ], who suggested ID as a factor in delayed and disturbed body build.…”

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“…Based on a detailed review of the current scientific reports (Table 3 ) it is difficult to confirm the direct effect of the intrinsic variables that impact the body build and posture in the ID population, excluding people with DS. For instance, some studies [ 32 , 36 , 38 ] have reported a relationship between the level of ID and body build and posture. On the contrary, other reports have not identified the crucial factor that may be related to the incidence of disturbances in the body build and posture in the ID population [ 14 , 20 , 34 ].…”

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Differentiation of the body build and posture in the population of people with intellectual disabilities and Down Syndrome: a systematic review

Gaweł,

Celebańska,

Zwierzchowska

2024

BMC Public Health

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Background The aim of the study was to identify the variables of the internal compensatory mechanisms that differentiate the body build and posture of people with Down syndrome (DS) from the intellectual disability (ID) population. It was assumed that gaining knowledge in the abovementioned aspect will allow for a better understanding of the limitation of the kinesthetic abilities of people with ID and DS and simultaneously enable to optimize the process of planning and interventions to improve physical activity in this population with the adequate use of theirs strengths in the biomechanical and morphofunctional systems. Methods The methodology of this systematic review was developed according to the PRISMA guidelines. A search of PubMed, EBSCO, Scopus databases was conducted to identify all studies on DS/ID and the body build and posture from 2003 to 2023. Results 395 articles were assessed to determine eligibility, while 22 studies met the inclusion criteria and were subjected to detailed analysis and assessment of their methodological quality. The differentiation of the body build and posture in DS population can be induced by both internal and external compensatory mechanisms. It is difficult to confirm the direct effect of the intrinsic variables that impact the body build and posture in the ID population, excluding people with DS. Conclusions Compared to other ID, the intrinsic differences in the body build and posture in DS individuals were induced by gender, age, and level of ID. The tendency for diversity between DS and other ID populations in body build and posture may be determined by the presence of the third copy of chromosome 21 in DS group. Internal compensatory processes may be induced mainly by abnormalities in the structure of the cervical vertebrae and feet. IQ should not be used as the only variable that identifies the population of people with ID.

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Differentiation of the body build and posture in the population of people with intellectual disabilities and Down Syndrome: a systematic review

Gaweł,

Celebańska,

Zwierzchowska

2024

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Evaluation of the relationship between body composition and dietary habits of physically active people with disabilities

Pelc,

Walicka-Cupryś,

Puszkarz

et al. 2024

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Physical activity offers numerous physical and mental health benefits for individuals with disabilities, while nutrition plays a crucial role in maintaining bodily homeostasis. This study aimed to assess the relationship between body composition and dietary habits among physically active people with disabilities. Fifty-five participants aged 16 to 61, including 28 with disabilities and 27 without, were included in the study. The FFQ-6 questionnaire, Tanita body composition analyzer, and Stadiometer were utilized. No significant differences in BMI were observed between the two groups. However, individuals with disabilities showed higher body fat, metabolic age, or pulse values, whereas the control group exhibited higher muscle mass, muscle quality, body type, or bone mass. Participants with disabilities were more likely to consume vegetables (p = 0.004) and animal fats (p = 0.027), while those without disabilities were more inclined to consume fast food, instant products (p = 0.006), sweetened beverages (p < 0.001), and alcohol (p < 0.001). People with disabilities often have a higher percentage of body fat, cautioning against the consumption of processed fruits, dried fruits, fast food, and red meat. Conversely, in non-disabled individuals, frequent consumption of eggs, animal fats, sugar, and sweets is not recommended due to the potential for increased body fat, visceral fat, and higher BMI.

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The Impact of Technology on Improving the Learning Process in Physical Education Lessons for Medically-Exempt Pupils

Pârvu,

Ungurean,

Zamfir

et al. 2023

Balneo and PRM Research Journal

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Background and Study Aim. The focus of our attention lies on the medically exempt students, who more often than not take part in physical education (P.E.) classes as spectators, without any tasks to complete in accord with the collective work of their classmates or the objective of the lesson. The purpose of the present research is to develop and implement the application Info-Scutit-Sport in the P.E. lesson to the purpose of teaching and assessing medically-exempt students, who are present, but do not take part in the lesson. Material and Methods. The present paper emphasises the usefulness of the Info-Scutit-Efort [Info-Exempt-Effort] application aimed at the active and mindful inclusion of 55 students (aged=11.29±1.84), who have a medical exemption (58.2% total and 42.8% partial) in the P.E. lesson. The appli-cation, in an improved form, comprises the entire content of the curriculum of physical edu-cation in secondary school, transformed into 2080 questions with three answer variants, with 1500 processed images, that may be accessed with the teacher’s accord, on the stu-dent’s own phone. The assessment obtained by means of the application after the working session may provide the student with a mark for the information taught before, if he accesses topics from the previous lessons, or a mark for the current assessment in order to test the ac-tive and mindful participation in the lesson which is being taught. Conclusions. The study utilized multiple statistical tests to establish a relationship between platform access time and student performance. The results of the tests demonstrated that platform use time has a significant impact on student performance, with longer platform access time leading to hi-gher marks. The study concluded that the proposed model is significant, as it identifies plat-form access time as a crucial factor in determining student performance. Moreover, the study found that even small increases in platform access time can lead to significant impro-vements in student performance, with an increase of one unit resulting in a 0.54% increase in marks. Keywords: : medically-exempt students, physical education (P.E.), quiz application, health, learning, innovative teaching methods

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Analysis of Morphological Parameters and Body Composition in Adolescents with and without Intellectual Disability

Cited by 5 publications

References 23 publications

Differentiation of the body build and posture in the population of people with intellectual disabilities and Down Syndrome: a systematic review

Differentiation of the body build and posture in the population of people with intellectual disabilities and Down Syndrome: a systematic review

Evaluation of the relationship between body composition and dietary habits of physically active people with disabilities

The Impact of Technology on Improving the Learning Process in Physical Education Lessons for Medically-Exempt Pupils

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