Body composition of sedentary and physically active spinal cord injured individuals estimated from total body electrical conductivity

Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescents With Spinal Cord Dysfunction

“…The increased association of metabolic syndrome in obese SCI subjects as compared to obese SB subjects may be due to metabolic adaptation in utero and/or during development for subjects with SB. Although obese SCI subjects had a greater prevalence of metabolic syndrome than obese SB subjects, the importance of obesity in SB should not be overlooked since there is an increased prevalence of obesity among children with thoracic and upper lumbar spinal cord dysfunction due to SB and SCI associated with lower limb paralysis and loss of lean tissue in the lower extremities (28,29,31,33,36,37,39,(53)(54)(55)(56)67), reduced resting energy expenditure (28,67), increased sedentary existence (68), and reduced fitness levels (69).…”

“…More than 50% of children with SB have body mass index (BMI) values greater than the 95th percentile (32). Adults with SCI have been shown to have an increased prevalence of obesity (33,34); however, minimal research has been conducted to examine the relationship between obesity and increased risk factors for adverse health outcomes among adolescents with spinal cord dysfunction. Furthermore, paralysis was an exclusionary criterion for performing blood pressure measurements and collecting blood and urine samples in NHANES 2001-2002 (35).…”

Association of Physical Activity to the Risk of Obesity in Adults with Physical Disabilities

“…Other studies have indicated that an hour of exercise per day for 2-3 days per week could achieve favourable BMI and %BF among people with SCI. 24,37 According to Slawta et al 17 higher intensity of physical activity seemed to be correlated with lower BMI and %BF among active individuals with MS. In addition, the study suggests that physical activity comparable to walking pace above 4 mph may be necessary to achieve a normal range of BMI among people with Ribeiro et al 24 found that wheelchair basketball players with poliomyelitis who practiced the minimum of 1 hr/day for 3 days/week had mean BMI of 23 …”

“…36 On the other hand, two studies reported low %BF (15.6 and 17.4%, respectively) of competitive/elite athletes with SCI or poliomyelitis. 25,37 Ide et al 26 conducted anthropometric measurements, including %BF, of more than 800 wheelchair marathon racers for 10 years. The study found an average %BF of 18.1-18.4%, even though the gender of the racers is not specified.…”

Efeitos da estimulação elétrica neuromuscular sobre o gasto energético de lesados medulares.

“…As mudanças na composição corporal associada à lesão medular podem gerar várias conseqüências metabólicas, similares as que são observadas em indivíduos obesos, como desordens no metabolismo dos carboidratos, dos lipídios e do potássio (SPUNGEN, 1993;OLLE, 1993 (BJORNTORP, 1987(BJORNTORP, , 1990, alterações posturais, bioquímicas e comportamentais (DÂMASO, 1995).…”