Reduction measures and percent body fat in individuals with intellectual disabilities: A scoping review

Measuring Body Composition in Individuals with Intellectual Disability: A Scoping Review

“…Gonzalez-Aguero et al [20] found that three additional equations under- or overestimated body fat compared to the reference method ADP [26, 30, 31] while Usera et al [21] discovered that three prediction equations lacked validity when assessing body composition among young people with DS [22–24]. These findings are disconcerting as many researchers have used the above equations to judge the effectiveness of their health promotion interventions on participants with ID [12]. …”

“…Until more population-specific equations are introduced, it may be advisable for researchers and practitioners to bypass field measures such as BIA and skinfold in favour of more complex and precise tools [12]. Hydrostatic weighing is used frequently on the general population but may be difficult for individuals with ID as it requires complete submersion underwater; therefore, participant compliance may be difficult to achieve [34].…”

“…However, no study to our knowledge has reviewed measures used on this population despite the growing efforts being made to combat obesity through health promotion initiatives [12]. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to review the reliability and validity of methods used for assessing body composition in individuals with ID.…”

Percentage of body fat in adolescents with Down syndrome: Estimation from skinfolds

“…Notably, Bandini et al studied the validity of BMI to of fat in adolescents with DS, and found that the obesity cut-off performs better than the overweight one 34 . Finally, Casey & Rasmussen reviewed the effectiveness of exercise training in decreasing BF% in individuals with intellectualdisabilities (main characteristic of persons with DS) and they found that the use of different methods to estimate BF% might be influencing the fairly inconclusive results35 .…”

Nuevas consideraciones sobre la salud de las personas con trastornos del desarrollo intelectual

“…Los jóvenes con TDI y sobrepeso presentan además un elevado número de condiciones secundarias relacionadas con la obesidad, tales como asma, hipertensión, hipercolesterolemia, diabetes, depresión o fatiga. 26 La obesidad representa una amenaza importante para la vida de las personas con TDI y puede tener un efecto negativo en la participación comunitaria, la vida independiente y los años de vida saludable. 27 En consecuencia, las personas con TDI y obesidad tienen mayor riesgo de padecer enfermedades secundarias, consideradas como problemas médicos, emocionales o sociales.…”