PMID- 22699244
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20130329
LR  - 20120903
IS  - 1873-3379 (Electronic)
IS  - 0891-4222 (Linking)
VI  - 33
IP  - 6
DP  - 2012 Nov-Dec
TI  - International BMI comparison of children and youth with intellectual disabilities 
      participating in Special Olympics.
PG  - 1708-14
LID - 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.04.014 [doi]
AB  - The purpose of this study was to describe the BMI status of children and youth 
      with intellectual disabilities by world region, gender and age. A total of 9678 
      children and youth records were available from the Special Olympics International 
      Health Promotion database after data cleaning (6084 boys and 3594 girls). 
      Children were defined as 8-11 year olds (n=2035), and youth were defined as 12-18 
      year olds (n=7643). BMI prevalence rates were computed using the International 
      Obesity Task Force (IOTF) cut-points, and logistic regression was used to 
      determine if either age or gender was associated with being overweight or obese. 
      Approximately 30% of the sample was overweight or obese; however, the prevalence 
      rates in North America were much higher, particularly among girls. Fifty-four 
      percent of girls (95% confidence interval [CI], 51.4-57.2%) were overweight or 
      obese. Logistic regression revealed that both age and gender were significant 
      predictors in North America; however this pattern was not consistent throughout 
      the world regions. BMI status is a significant indicator of health, and these 
      findings suggest that overweight and obesity are significant health concerns for 
      children and youth with intellectual disabilities around the world. Obesity rates 
      in this population are particularly high in North America, and the odds of 
      becoming overweight or obese increased with age in North America. It is critical 
      that health professionals increase Health Promotion efforts, including physical 
      activity and healthy eating behaviors for children and youth with intellectual 
      disabilities.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
FAU - Lloyd, Meghann
AU  - Lloyd M
AD  - Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, 
      Oshawa, ON, Canada. meghann.lloyd@uoit.ca
FAU - Temple, Viviene A
AU  - Temple VA
FAU - Foley, John T
AU  - Foley JT
LA  - eng
GR  - U01DD000302/DD/NCBDD CDC HHS/United States
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
DEP - 20120613
PL  - United States
TA  - Res Dev Disabil
JT  - Research in developmental disabilities
JID - 8709782
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Age Factors
MH  - *Body Mass Index
MH  - Body Weight
MH  - Child
MH  - *Competitive Behavior
MH  - *Cross-Cultural Comparison
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - Health Promotion
MH  - Health Surveys
MH  - Humans
MH  - Intellectual Disability/*epidemiology/*rehabilitation
MH  - Male
MH  - North America
MH  - Obesity/epidemiology/rehabilitation
MH  - Overweight/epidemiology/rehabilitation
MH  - Sex Factors
MH  - *Sports
EDAT- 2012/06/16 06:00
MHDA- 2013/03/30 06:00
CRDT- 2012/06/16 06:00
PHST- 2012/03/13 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2012/04/20 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2012/04/20 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2012/06/16 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/06/16 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/03/30 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0891-4222(12)00106-0 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.04.014 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Res Dev Disabil. 2012 Nov-Dec;33(6):1708-14. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.04.014. 
      Epub 2012 Jun 13.