ERIC Number: EJ1364432
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jan
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
EISSN: EISSN-1573-3432
The Family Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey: Comparisons with Obesity and Physical Activity in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Helsel, Brian C.; Foster, Rachel N. S.; Sherman, Joseph; Steele, Robert; Ptomey, Lauren T.; Montgomery, Robert; Washburn, Richard A.; Donnelly, Joseph E.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v53 n1 p89-95 Jan 2023
Adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at a heightened risk for obesity. Family-level measures of nutrition and physical activity may help explain factors contributing to disproportionate rates of weight gain. Twenty adolescents with ASD participated in baseline testing for a study to assess the feasibility of remotely-delivered yoga. Parents completed the Family Nutrition and Physical Activity (FNPA) survey and anthropometrics and physical activity were assessed in the adolescents. A median split was applied to the FNPA score to create high and low obesogenic environments and nonparametric O'Brien's multiple endpoint tests were used to evaluate the differences. Between-group differences were found in anthropometrics (p = 0.01) but not physical activity (p = 0.72). Implications for a multifaceted family-based approach to obesity prevention are discussed.
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Obesity, At Risk Persons, Nutrition, Physical Activity Level, Family Influence, Family Programs, Body Composition
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) (DHHS); National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) (DHHS/NIH)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: UA3MC25735; TL1TR002368