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Body mass index and waist circumference of Latin American adult athletes with intellectual disability

Objectives. To examine both body mass index (BMI) status and waist circunference (WC) in a large international sample of adult Special Olympics participants from Latin America. It also explored the association of age and sex with obesity in this population. Materials and methods. BMI and WC records...

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Main Authors:	John T Foley (Author), Meghann Lloyd (Author), Lesley Turner (Author), Viviene A Temple (Author)
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Published:	Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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