Overweight and obesity amongst Down's syndrome adults

Two hundred and one individuals with Down's syndrome were assessed for evidence of overweight and obesity. Thirty‐one per cent of males and 22% of females were overweight, while 48% males and 47% females were obese. Overweight and obesity was significantly associated with living in the family h...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of intellectual disability research 1995-10, Vol.39 (5), p.437-441
1. Verfasser:	Prasher, V. P.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Adult and adolescent clinical studies Aged Biological and medical sciences Body Mass Index Body Weight - genetics Cohort Studies Down Syndrome - epidemiology Down Syndrome - genetics Down Syndrome - psychology Down's syndrome England - epidemiology Female Humans Intellectual deficiency Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Obesity Obesity - epidemiology Obesity - genetics Obesity - psychology Patients Prospective Studies Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry
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Zusammenfassung:	Two hundred and one individuals with Down's syndrome were assessed for evidence of overweight and obesity. Thirty‐one per cent of males and 22% of females were overweight, while 48% males and 47% females were obese. Overweight and obesity was significantly associated with living in the family home compared to supervised community units or in hospital. No association with the degree of learning disability vras found.
ISSN:	0964-2633 1365-2788
DOI:	10.1111/j.1365-2788.1995.tb00548.x