Trial reportJournal of intellectual disability research : JIDR2013
Is body mass index a useful measure of excess body fatness in adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome?
Trial report in Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- The combination of atomoxetine and oxybutynin for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in children with Down syndrome.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2023Trial
- The Connection Between Socioeconomic Factors and Dietary Habits of Children with Down Syndrome in Croatia.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Hypovitaminosis D in persons with Down syndrome and autism spectrum disorder.Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders · 2023Article
- Is body mass index (BMI) or body adiposity index (BAI) a better indicator to estimate body fat and selected cardiometabolic risk factors in adults with intellectual disabilities?BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2021Article
- Accuracy of body mass index in categorizing weight status in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine · 2021Article
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- Total energy expenditure and body composition of children with developmental disabilities.Disability and health journal · 2018Article
- Foot and ankle deformities in children with Down syndrome.Journal of children's orthopaedics · 2018Article
- Association between Physical Activity and Adiposity in Adolescents with Down Syndrome.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2018Article
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- Obesity Prevention for Children with Developmental Disabilities.Current obesity reports · 2014Article
- Effects of two programs of exercise on body composition of adolescents with Down syndrome.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2014Article
- Resting energy expenditure and adiposity accretion among children with Down syndrome: a 3-year prospective study.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo determine the validity of body mass index (BMI) to identify excess fatness in youth with Down syndrome (DS).
methodsUsing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) growth reference, we defined overweight (≥ 85th percentile) and obesity (≥ 95th percentile) based on participants' age- and sex-specific BMI z-scores, calculated from measured height and weight. Percentage body fat was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. We determined sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and efficiency of BMI percentiles to identify excess adiposity relative to elevated percentage body fat cut-offs developed from the Pediatric Rosetta Body Composition project in 32 youth (20 boys/12 girls), ages 13-21 years with Down syndrome.
resultsFor adolescents with Down syndrome using the cut-off points of 95th percentile for BMI (obesity), sensitivity and specificity were 71% and 96% respectively. Positive predictive value was 83% and negative predictive value was 92%. Overall efficiency was 91%. Sensitivity and specificity for BMI cut-offs above the 85th percentile (overweight) were 100% and 60% respectively. The positive predictive value was 41% and negative predictive value was 100%. Overall efficiency was 69%.
conclusionOn the whole, the obesity (≥ 95th percentile) cut-off performs better than the overweight cut-off (85th-94th percentile) in identifying elevated fatness in youth with DS.
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