Obesity and Overweight Prevalence Among Adolescents With Disabilities

• Main Authors: James H. Rimmer, PhD (Author), Kiyoshi Yamaki, PhD (Author), Brienne M. Davis, MPH (Author), Edward Wang, PhD (Author), Lawrence C. Vogel, MD (Author)
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• Publicado em: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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IntroductionWe examined overweight and obesity prevalence among adolescents with disabilities by disability type (physical vs cognitive) and demographic factors (sex, age, race/ethnicity).MethodsParents (N = 662) of adolescents aged 12 to 18 years with disabilities from 49 states responded to an onl...