ArticleJournal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID2020
Is fatness or fitness key for survival in older adults with intellectual disabilities?
Article in Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- What Is Known About Persons with Intellectual Disabilities and Cardiovascular Risk Factors-A Scoping Review.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The joint association of obesity and physical activity on cognitive function in Down syndrome.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2025Article
- Exploring Food-Related Coercion in Intellectual Disabilities: A Study on Challenges and Support in Norway.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- Qualitative exploration of the physical activity engagement among college students with intellectual disabilities.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2024Article
- Healthy Ageing and Intellectual Disability study: summary of findings and the protocol for the 10-year follow-up study.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Plasma Interleukin-10 and Cholesterol Levels May Inform about Interdependences between Fitness and Fatness in Healthy Individuals.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Considerations for the Design of a Physical Fitness Battery to Assess Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Preliminary Reference Values for the SAMU DIS-FIT Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Is fatness or fitness key for survival in older adults with intellectual disabilities?Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2020Article
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backgroundOverweight/obesity and poor physical fitness are two prevalent lifestyle-related problems in older adults with intellectual disabilities, which each require a different approach. To improve healthy ageing, we assessed whether fatness or fitness is more important for survival in older adults with intellectual disabilities.
methodsIn the HA-ID study, we measured obesity and fitness of 874 older adults with intellectual disabilities (61.4 ± 7.8 years). All-cause mortality was assessed over a 5-year follow-up period.
resultsFitness, but not obesity, was significantly related to survival (HR range of 0.17-0.22). People who were unfit were 3.58 (95% CI = 1.72-7.46) to 4.59 (95% CI = 1.97-10.68) times more likely to die within the follow-up period than people who were fit, regardless of obesity.
conclusionThis was the first study to show that being fit is more important for survival than fatness in older adults with intellectual disabilities. The emphasis should, therefore, shift from weight reduction to improving physical fitness.
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