Overweight and Obese Status in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Disruptive Behavior

Autor/inn/en	Criado, Kristen K.; Sharp, William G.; McCracken, Courtney E.; De Vinck-Baroody, Oana; Dong, Liansai; Aman, Michael G.; McDougle, Christopher J.; McCracken, James T.; Eugene Arnold, L.; Weitzman, Carol; Leventhal, John M.; Vitiello, Benedetto; Scahill, Lawrence
Titel	Overweight and Obese Status in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Disruptive Behavior
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 22 (2018) 4, S.450-459 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361316683888
Schlagwörter	Obesity; Body Weight; Children; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Behavior Problems; At Risk Persons; Comparative Analysis; Incidence; Minority Groups; Daily Living Skills; National Surveys; Body Height; Statistical Analysis; Adjustment (to Environment); Behavior Rating Scales; California (Los Angeles); Indiana; Maryland (Baltimore); Connecticut; Ohio (Columbus); Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Körpergewicht; Child; Kind; Kinder; Autismus; Risikogruppe; Vorkommen; Ethnische Minderheit; Alltagsfertigkeit; Körpergröße; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Overweight and obesity are common in pediatric populations. Children with autism spectrum disorder and disruptive behavior may be at higher risk. This study examined whether children with autism spectrum disorder and disruptive behavior are more likely to be overweight or obese than matched controls. Baseline data from medication-free children with autism spectrum disorder who participated in trials conducted by the Research Units on Pediatric Psychopharmacology Autism Network (N = 276) were compared to 544 control children from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey database matched on age, sex, race, parent education, and era of data collection. The mean age of the children with autism spectrum disorder was 7.9 ± 2.6 years; 84.4% were males. In the autism spectrum disorder group, the prevalence was 42.4% for overweight and 21.4% for obesity compared to 26.1% for overweight and 12.0% for obesity among controls (p < 0.001 for each contrast). Within the autism spectrum disorder sample, obesity was associated with minority status and lower daily living skills. These findings suggest that children with autism spectrum disorder and disruptive behavior are at increased risk for obesity and underscore the need for weight management interventions in this population. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01