The prevalence of overweight and obesity and its determinants in children with and without disabilities

Judith E Neter; Dieuwke F Schokker; Elske de Jong; Carry M Renders; Jacob C Seidell; Tommy L S Visscher

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.10.039

The prevalence of overweight and obesity and its determinants in children with and without disabilities

Judith E Neter, Dieuwke F Schokker, Elske de Jong, Carry M Renders, Jacob C Seidell, Tommy L S Visscher

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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To compare the prevalence of overweight and obesity and nutrition and physical activity behavior between primary school children with and without disabilities.

STUDY DESIGN: Body weight and height were measured in 4072 children from regular primary schools in the city of Zwolle, the Netherlands, and in 85 children from a school for children with disabilities. Furthermore, parents completed a questionnaire on the child's nutrition and physical activity behavior. A χ(2) analysis was used to test categorical variables between groups, and analysis of variance was used for continuous variables.

RESULTS: The prevalence of overweight and obesity among disabled children was 30.6% and 10.6%, respectively, which is three and six times higher than in nondisabled children (P < .001). Furthermore, our study shows statistically significant differences in nutrition and physical activity behavior between disabled and nondisabled children.

CONCLUSIONS: There is a need to promote a healthy lifestyle and to reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity in disabled children.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	735-9
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Pediatrics
Volume	158
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.10.039
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

Child
Disability Evaluation
Female
Humans
Life Style
Male
Motor Activity
Netherlands
Obesity
Overweight
Retrospective Studies
Comparative Study
Journal Article

UN SDGs

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