The Effect of Age on the Prevalence of Obesity among US Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder

The Effect of Age on the Prevalence of Obesity among US Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder

We sought to assess the association between age and the prevalence of obesity among children with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the 2011-2012 National Survey of Children's Health. Analyses were restricted to 43,777 children, ages 10-17, with valid measures of parent-reported wei...

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Veröffentlicht in:Childhood obesity 2017-02, Vol.13 (1), p.25-35
Hauptverfasser: Must, Aviva, Eliasziw, Misha, Phillips, Sarah M, Curtin, Carol, Kral, Tanja V E, Segal, Mary, Sherwood, Nancy E, Sikich, Linmarie, Stanish, Heidi I, Bandini, Linda G
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Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Age Factors
Autism Spectrum Disorder - complications
Autism Spectrum Disorder - epidemiology
Child
Ethnic Groups
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Income
Logistic Models
Male
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - etiology
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Sex Factors
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Zusammenfassung:We sought to assess the association between age and the prevalence of obesity among children with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the 2011-2012 National Survey of Children's Health. Analyses were restricted to 43,777 children, ages 10-17, with valid measures of parent-reported weight, height, and ASD status. Exploratory analyses describe the impact of sex, race/ethnicity, and household income on the relationship between age and obesity in ASD. Although the overall prevalence of obesity among children with ASD was significantly (p 
ISSN:2153-2168
2153-2176
DOI:10.1089/chi.2016.0079