ArticleJournal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine2021
Accuracy of body mass index in categorizing weight status in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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- Nutritional status and mental health burden among adults living with disabilities in urban Ghana: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Associations between body fat percentage estimated by the CUN-BAE equation and cardiometabolic risk indicators in adults with intellectual disabilities.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Is body composition important in the context of renal function in pediatric neurogenic bladder?Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2025Article
- Application of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Weight Management of Children with Spina Bifida.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Special considerations for the adolescent with obesity: An obesity medicine association (OMA) clinical practice statement (CPS) 2024.Obesity pillars · 2024Article
- Weight Status of Children Participating in the National Spina Bifida Patient Registry.Pediatrics · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeTo identify the accuracy of Body Mass Index (BMI) to categorize body weight in a sample of children with spina bifida and Down syndrome as compared to typically developing peers.
methodsA secondary analysis of 32 children with spina bifida, Down syndrome or no chronic illness. A calculated BMI was plotted on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention age- and sex-specific BMI growth charts to determine each child's weight status. Percentage of body fat, obtained by labeled water, was plotted on two different body fat percentile reference curves, one derived from a whole body measure (DXA) of body fat and one by skin-fold measure. Differences in weight categories between calculated BMI and body fat percentile curves were reported.
resultsThe calculated BMI for children with a disability had significant misclassifications as a screening tool for body fat when compared to children without a disability. Misclassifications were increased with the body fat percentile reference curve derived from skin-fold measures and for children who primarily used a wheelchair.
conclusionThe current recommendation to use BMI to categorize weight status is not useful for many children with disabilities. Further research to identify an alternative pragmatic strategy is necessary.
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