Are There Anthropometric and Body Composition Differences between Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Children with Typical Development? Analysis by Age and Spectrum Severity in a School Population

Autor/inn/en	Esteban-Figuerola, Patricia; Morales-Hidalgo, Paula; Arija-Val, Victoria; Canals-Sans, Josefa
Titel	Are There Anthropometric and Body Composition Differences between Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Children with Typical Development? Analysis by Age and Spectrum Severity in a School Population
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 25 (2021) 5, S.1307-1320 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Esteban-Figuerola, Patricia) ORCID (Morales-Hidalgo, Paula)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361320987724
Schlagwörter	Body Weight; Body Composition; Obesity; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Children; Child Development; Body Height; Eating Habits; Age Differences; Foreign Countries; Young Children; Individual Characteristics; Drug Therapy; Physical Activity Level; Intelligence Quotient; Behavior Problems; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Spain; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence; Child Behavior Checklist + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Körpergewicht; Adipositas; Autismus; Child; Kind; Kinder; Kindesentwicklung; Körpergröße; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Ausland; Frühe Kindheit; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Intelligenzquotient; Spanien
Abstract	Overweight and obesity have been reported to be more prevalent in populations with autism spectrum disorder than in children with typical development. The aim of this study was to compare the anthropometric status of children with autism spectrum disorder (diagnosed and subclinical) and children with typical development and analyse which variables can affect the anthropometric and health status of children with autism spectrum disorder. We present a two-phase epidemiological study in a school population of two age groups which assesses autism spectrum disorder diagnosis, anthropometric data and bioelectrical impedance analysis. From an initial sample of 3,713 children, 79 with autism spectrum disorder, 42 with subclinical autism spectrum disorder and 350 with typical development participated in the study. Pre-schoolers with autism spectrum disorder were taller than pre-schoolers with typical development. School-age children with autism spectrum disorder showed a significantly higher body mass index and rate of overweight/obesity than children with typical development (63.4% vs 46.3%). No significant differences were found for bioelectrical impedance analysis, but school-age children with autism spectrum disorder showed a significantly higher waist circumference, waist/height ratio and cardiovascular risk than children with typical development. The quality of the diet was lower in children with autism spectrum disorder than in children with typical development. Multiple regression analyses showed that having autism spectrum disorder and internalizing psychological problems were associated with waist/height ratio and high cardiovascular risk in school-age children. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01