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TY - JOUR
T1 - Overweight and obesity among children at risk of intellectual disability in 20 low and middle income countries
AU - Savage, A.
AU - Emerson, Eric
N1 - This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Savage, A., and Emerson, E. (2016) Overweight and obesity among children at risk of intellectual disability in 20 low and middle income countries. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 60: 1128–1135. doi: 10.1111/jir.12309 which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jir.12309/abstract This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
PY - 2016/11
Y1 - 2016/11
N2 - Background Children with intellectual disability (ID) in high income countries are at significantly greater risk of obesity than their non-disabled peers. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity in 3 to 4-year-old children who are/are not at risk of ID in low and middle income countries. Method Secondary analysis of Round 4 and 5 UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) from 20 low and middle income countries that included a total of 83 597 3 to 4-year-old children. Results Few differences in risk of overweight or obesity were apparent between 3 and 4-year-old children identified as being at risk/not at risk of ID in 20 low and middle income countries. In the two countries where statistically significant differences were observed, prevalence of overweight/obesity was lower among children at risk of ID. Conclusions These results stand in stark contrast to evidence from high income countries which suggest that children with ID are at significantly increased risk of obesity when compared to their non-intellectually disabled peers.
AB - Background Children with intellectual disability (ID) in high income countries are at significantly greater risk of obesity than their non-disabled peers. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity in 3 to 4-year-old children who are/are not at risk of ID in low and middle income countries. Method Secondary analysis of Round 4 and 5 UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) from 20 low and middle income countries that included a total of 83 597 3 to 4-year-old children. Results Few differences in risk of overweight or obesity were apparent between 3 and 4-year-old children identified as being at risk/not at risk of ID in 20 low and middle income countries. In the two countries where statistically significant differences were observed, prevalence of overweight/obesity was lower among children at risk of ID. Conclusions These results stand in stark contrast to evidence from high income countries which suggest that children with ID are at significantly increased risk of obesity when compared to their non-intellectually disabled peers.
KW - children
KW - intellectual disability
KW - low-income countries
KW - obesity
KW - overweight
KW - prevalence
U2 - 10.1111/jir.12309
DO - 10.1111/jir.12309
M3 - Journal article
VL - 60
SP - 1128
EP - 1135
JO - Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
JF - Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
SN - 1365-2788
IS - 11
ER -