Physical Fitness and Fatness in Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities

Background  This study investigated health‐related fitness in adolescents with intellectual disabilities and analysed the various performances in physical fitness tests according to degrees of obesity. Materials and Methods  Eighty‐seven French intellectual disabilities adolescents (14.24 ± 1.48 yea...

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Published in:Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities 2012-05, Vol.25 (3), p.231-239
Main Authors: Salaun, Laureline, Berthouze-Aranda, Sophie E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adiposity - physiology
Adolescent
Adolescents
Body Composition
Body Height - physiology
Body Mass Index
Body Weight - physiology
cardiorespiratory fitness
Child
fat mass
Female
Foreign Countries
France
Humans
Intellectual disabilities
Intellectual Disability - physiopathology
Male
Mental Retardation
Obesity
Overweight - physiopathology
Physical Fitness
Physical Fitness - physiology
Teenagers
Tests
Waist Circumference - physiology
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Summary:Background  This study investigated health‐related fitness in adolescents with intellectual disabilities and analysed the various performances in physical fitness tests according to degrees of obesity. Materials and Methods  Eighty‐seven French intellectual disabilities adolescents (14.24 ± 1.48 years) performed the EUROFIT physical fitness test battery. Height, weight and waist circumference were assessed, and BMI and waist‐to‐height ratio were calculated. ‘Bio‐impedancemetry’ evaluated body fat (BF) percentage. Results  Ninety‐four per cent of the adolescents completed the aerobic running test, 52% of which had low VO2max. Thirty‐seven per cent were obese (%BF), and 32% had excess visceral adipose tissue. Adolescents with the lowest cardiorespiratory fitness had the highest BF percentages (P 
ISSN:1360-2322
1468-3148
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-3148.2012.00659.x