Body mass index and waist circumference of Latin American adult athletes with intellectual disability.
Salud Publica Mex
; 59(4): 416-422, 2017.
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ABSTRACT
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 ANDMETHODS:
BMI and WC records from a total of 4174 (2683 male and 1491 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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Asunto principal:
Índice de Masa Corporal
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Circunferencia de la Cintura
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Atletas
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Discapacidad Intelectual
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Año:
2017
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Article