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Direct linkPapas, Mia A.; Trabulsi, Jillian C.; Axe, Michelle; Rimmer, James H. – Journal of School Health, 2016
Background: Childhood obesity is a major public health concern. Children with disabilities have a higher prevalence of obesity. Objective: We examined factors associated with obesity within a cross-sectional study of US adolescents with and without disabilities. Methods: Data were obtained from the 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Logistic…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Obesity, Disabilities, Incidence
Yamaki, Kiyoshi; Rimmer, James H.; Lowry, Brienne D.; Vogel, Lawrence C. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The prevalence of 15 common obesity-related chronic health conditions was examined in a convenience sample of adolescents, ages 12-18 years old, with mobility and non-mobility limitations (n=208 and 435, respectively). In both groups, overweight adolescents (BMI[greater than or equal to] 85th %ile) had a significantly higher number of…
Descriptors: Obesity, Special Health Problems, Incidence, Disabilities
Rimmer, James H.; Yamaki, Kiyoshi – Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2006
While much of the industrialized world struggles for clues to the growing rise in obesity in their respective countries, researchers and service providers involved in understanding the health characteristics and health behaviors of persons with intellectual disability (ID) struggle with their own issues regarding the increased prevalence of…
Descriptors: Obesity, Mental Retardation, Community Involvement, Health Behavior
