Prevalence of obesity in International Special Olympic athletes as determined by body mass index

Harris, Nancy; Rosenberg, Allan J.; Jangda, Sehr; O’Brien, Kevin F.; Gallagher, Margie Lee

doi:10.1053/jada.2003.50025

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“…and United States and Canada; 1,25,26 our data generally show lower levels of overweight/obesity. However, we found similar levels of overweight (BMI ≥ 25) compared to previous studies of Special Olympics participants who were not from the USA 10,27 or Europe. 10 The prevalence of underweight was similar to previous studies of adults with intellectual disability in Latin America, but dissimilar to international studies that demonstrate that men with intellectual disabilities have higher rates of underweight.…”

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Body mass index and waist circumference of Latin American adult athletes with intellectual disability

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Objectives. To examine both body mass index (BMI) status and waist circunference (WC) in a large international sample of adult Special Olympics participants from Latin America. It also explored the association of age and sex with obesity in this population. Materials and methods. BMI and WC records from a total of 4 174 (2 683 male and 1 491 female) participant records from the Special Olympics International Health Promotion database were examined. Results. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was quite high (i.e. > 40%), but generally lower than studies involving adults with intellectual disabilities from Europe and the USA. Chi-square analyses revealed that both increasing age and being female significantly predicted levels of overweight, obesity, and WC. Conclusions. These results suggest that efforts need to be made to prevent and reduce rates of overweight and obesity among Latin American Special Olympics participants, particularly women.

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Body mass index and waist circumference of Latin American adult athletes with intellectual disability

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“…Rimmer and Yamaki (2006) reviewed the limited extant literature on the prevalence of obesity in adults with ID in and outside of the US, including four studies on four separate cohorts (Lewis, 2002;Harris, 2003;Wang, 2005 andYamaki, 2005). Overall, the authors found obesity rates similar to those in the general population, with higher prevalences among women, the elderly and persons with DS.…”

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Behavioral health in developmental disabilities: A comprehensive program of nutrition, exercise, and weight reduction.

Fleming¹,

Stokes²,

Curtin³

et al. 2008

International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy

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We review the literature on the prevalence and conditions resulting in overweight and obesity in people with intellectual disability (ID), followed by obesity treatment research with typically developing children and adaptations for children with ID. In addition to proposing directions for future research and practice, we report a comprehensive randomized control trial (RCT) of familybased behavioral intervention targeting weight loss among adolescents with Down syndrome.

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“…17 Previous reports estimate a prevalence of obesity as high as 30% to 50%, 18 as well as increased adiposity compared with unaffected peers. 19 Our inspection of the new DS BMI growth charts compared with the CDC BMI growth charts also indicated that at least half of children with DS today would be categorized as being overweight or obese (CDC BMI ≥85th percentile). Another striking result from our visual inspection of the DS BMI growth charts is the great amount of excess adiposity in older girls with DS.…”

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Body Composition and BMI Growth Charts in Children With Down Syndrome

Hatch-Stein

Zemel²,

Prasad

et al. 2016

Pediatrics

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: New US Down syndrome (DS) BMI growth charts were recently published, but their utility in identifying children with excess adiposity or increased cardiometabolic risk (CMR) remains unknown. We sought to compare the ability of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) BMI 85th percentile and DS-specific BMI 85th percentile to identify excess adiposity in children with DS.

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Prevalence of obesity in International Special Olympic athletes as determined by body mass index

Cited by 54 publications

References 11 publications

Body mass index and waist circumference of Latin American adult athletes with intellectual disability

Body mass index and waist circumference of Latin American adult athletes with intellectual disability

Behavioral health in developmental disabilities: A comprehensive program of nutrition, exercise, and weight reduction.

Body Composition and BMI Growth Charts in Children With Down Syndrome

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