Journal: BMC Public Health
Article Title: Differentiation of the body build and posture in the population of people with intellectual disabilities and Down Syndrome: a systematic review
doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-17908-0
Figure Lengend Snippet: The summary of the studies from 2009-2023 evaluating the characteristics of the body build and posture in individuals with ID excluding DS population
Article Snippet: Suarez-Villadat et al. [ ] , nP=263 females and males , (DS adolescents) nP=100; nF=36; nM=64/age=15.7±2.4 , (Healthy adolescents) nP=163 females and males/age=13.8±1.4 , Examination of the changes in several indicators of the body composition (BMI, WC, WHR, TS, BF(%), SS) in adolescents with and without DS , Electronic scale (model SECA 701, Hamburg, Germany) Telescopic height-measuring instrument (model SECA 220) Nonelastic tape(SECA 200; SECA) Holtain caliper , Baseline assessment SG vs. CG 36% vs. 9% - overweight/obesity 23.6±4.1 vs. 20.9±3.3 – BMI 73.2±9.7 vs. 68.5±7.1 – WC 34.2±12.8±19.7±9.4 - %BF 2-year follow-up assessment; the following changes were noted between SG vs. CG: 24.8±4.2 vs. 21.8±3.3 - decrease in BMI ( p <0.05) 30.6±11.6 - decrease in %BF (only in DS adolescents)( p <0.05).
Techniques: Control, Comparison