Prevalence and potential factors associated with overweight and obesity status in adults with intellectual developmental disorders

S Ranjan, JA Nasser, K Fisher - Journal of Applied Research in …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background The prevalence of being overweight and obese is increasing not just in the
general population but also in individuals with intellectual disability (ID). Therefore, a need …

Primary care of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: 2018 Canadian consensus guidelines

WF Sullivan, H Diepstra, J Heng, S Ally, E Bradley… - Canadian Family …, 2018 - cfp.ca
Abstract Objective To update the 2011 Canadian guidelines for primary care of adults with
intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Methods Family physicians and other …

Weight status and associated comorbidities in children and adults with Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder and intellectual and developmental disabilities

LT Ptomey, DL Walpitage, M Mohseni… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Little is known about body weight status and the association between body
weight and common comorbidities in children and adults with Down syndrome (DS), autism …

Correlates of sedentary behaviour in adults with intellectual disabilities—A systematic review

A Oppewal, TIM Hilgenkamp, L Schäfer Elinder… - International Journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) are at high risk for high levels of sedentary
behaviour. To inform the development of programmes to reduce sedentary behaviour …

Disparities in diabetes prevalence and preventable hospitalizations in people with intellectual and developmental disability: a population‐based study

RS Balogh, JK Lake, E Lin, A Wilton… - Diabetic …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To describe and compare population‐level aspects of diabetes and diabetes primary
care among people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities. Methods …

Pregnancy in women with intellectual and developmental disabilities

HK Brown, Y Lunsky, AS Wilton, V Cobigo… - Journal of Obstetrics and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective Our objectives were to describe the general fertility rate (GFR) and age-specific
fertility rates (ASFRs) of women with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and …

Sedentary time, physical activity levels and physical fitness in adults with intellectual disabilities

PJ Hsu, HS Chou, YH Pan, YY Ju, CL Tsai… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Purpose: This cross-sectional study assessed the associations of gender, age, level of
intellectual disabilities (IDs) and of daily sedentary and physical activity (PA) time with …

Maternal and offspring outcomes in women with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A population‐based cohort study

HK Brown, V Cobigo, Y Lunsky… - BJOG: An International …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To compare the risks for adverse maternal and offspring outcomes in women with
and without intellectual and developmental disabilities. Design Population‐based cohort …

Physical fitness of individuals with intellectual disability who have Special Olympics experience

P Rintala, P Asunta, J Lahti, EM Loovis - European Journal of Adapted …, 2016 - jyx.jyu.fi
Physical fitness of individuals with intellectual disability (ID) is low compared to those without
ID. Part of the mission of Special Olympics is to develop physical fitness. However, little is …

Prevalence of underweight, wasting and stunting among young children with a significant cognitive delay in 47 low‐income and middle‐income countries

E Emerson, A Savage… - Journal of Intellectual …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Undernutrition in early childhood is associated with a range of negative
outcomes across the lifespan. Little is known about the prevalence of exposure to …