Obesity and Overweight Prevalence Among Adolescents With Disabilities

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Rimmer, James H. ; Yamaki, Kiyoshi ; Davis, Brienne M. ; Wang, Edward ; Vogel, Lawrence C.
• Description:
  Introduction ; We examined overweight and obesity prevalence among adolescents with disabilities by disability type (physical vs cognitive) and demographic factors (sex, age, race/ethnicity). ; Methods ; Parents (N = 662) of adolescents aged 12 to 18 years with disabilities from 49 states responded to an online survey from September 2008 through March 2009. ; Results ; Prevalence of obesity among adolescents with physical and cognitive disabilities (17.5%) was significantly higher compared with that among adolescents without disabilities (13.0%). Obesity prevalence was higher among males, 18-year-olds, and youths with cognitive disabilities than among females, younger adolescents, and youths with physical disabilities. ; Conclusion ; The higher prevalence of obesity among youths with disabilities compared with nondisabled youths, particularly in certain subgroups, requires further examination in future surveillance research.
• Subjects:
  • Original Research
  • Adolescent
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Child
  • Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
  • Disabled Persons
  • Down Syndrome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Learning Disorders
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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 8(2).
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/20564/cdc_20564_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 480.00 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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