Anthropometric and nutritional characteristics of mentally disabled persons

Abstract

Introduction:The obesity became a contemporaneous problem of public health. The present study aimed to investigate and to analyze the anthropometric and nutritional characteristics of the mentally disabled persons. Materials and Methods: The study was classifi ed exploratory, from the fi eld type, descriptive and quantitative. The participants were selected by accessibility, totalizing 76 of the 150 identifi ed subjects. The collection of the data was made of the Questionnaire of Alimentary Habits, Scale with stadiometer and Spreadsheet of Data Collection. The data was analyzed through the descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: It was verifi ed that most is from the feminine sex, adult, with body mass index out of the recommendable range and with bad alimentary habits. It was verifi ed, still, that there are not signifi cant associations between the "sex" and "alimentary habits" variables, and between the "sex" and "body mass index" variables. However, it was possible to verify signifi cant association between the "body mass index" and "alimentary habits" variables. Discussion: The individuals that possess bad alimentary habits are out of the recommendable range of body mass index.Introdução: A obesidade tornou-se um problema contemporâneo de saúde pública. O presente estudo visou investigar e analisar as características antropométricas e nutricionais de pessoas com deficiência mental. Materiais e Métodos: O estudo foi classificado como exploratório, de campo, descritivo e quantitativo. Os participantes foram selecionados por acessibilidade, totalizando 76 dos 150 indivíduos identificados. A coleta dos dados foi realizada através de Questionário de Hábitos Alimentares, Balança com estadiômetro e Planilha de Coleta de Dados. Os dados foram analisados através da estatística descritiva e inferencial. Resultados: Constatou-se que a maioria dos indivíduos investigados é do sexo feminino, adulto, com índice de massa corporal fora da faixa recomendável e com hábitos alimentares ruins. Verificou-se ainda que não existem associações significativas entre as variáveis "sexo" e "hábitos alimentares", assim como entre as variáveis "sexo" e "índice de massa corporal". Entretanto, foi possível verificar associação significativa entre as variáveis "índice de massa corporal" e "hábitos alimentares". Discussão: Os indivíduos que possuem hábitos alimentares ruins estão fora da faixa recomendável de índice de massa corporal. PALAVRAS-CHAVEAntropometria, Hábitos Alimentares, Pessoas Com Defi ciência Mental. CARACTERÍSTICAS ANTROPOMÉTRICAS Y NUTRICIONALES DE PERSONAS CON DISCAPACIDAD MENTAL RESUMENIntroducción: La obesidad se trasformó en un problema contemporáneo de salud publica. El presente estudió visó investigar y analizar las características antropométricas y nutricionales de personas con discapacidad mental. Materiales y Métodos: El estudio fue clasificado como exploratorio de campo descriptivo y cuantitativo. Los participantes fueran seleccionados por accesibilidad totalizando 76 de los 150 individuos identificados. ...

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

“…[5][6][7][8] However, the degree to which adults with intellectual disabilities in Latin America experience overweight/obesity has rarely been examined and rates of abdominal obesity have not been examined. With the exception of one previous study which described the BMI status of Latin American Special Olympics participants for the period 2003 -2009 as part of a larger international sample, 10 studies of BMI among adults with intellectual disability in Latin America have been generally small in sample size and derived from single country samples, specifically: Argentina, 11 Brazil, 6,12 and Mexico. 13 Evidence from those studies indicates that approximately 40% of individuals have BMI scores in the normal range.…”

“…The rate of overweight (BMI ≥ 25) has been reported as approximately 50% among adults with intellectual disability in Latin America by Batistaa and colleagues 6 and Bronberg and colleagues, 11 but approximately 30% by two other studies. 12 …”

“…13 Evidence from those studies indicates that approximately 40% of individuals have BMI scores in the normal range. 6,[10][11][12] Rates of underweight of individuals with intellectual disability in Latin America show considerable variation from study to study. In part, this may result from the use of different BMI cut-offs to establish the different weight categories.…”