[article] 
inResearch in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 6-1 (January-March 2012) . - p.234-239

Titre :	Weight status in Iranian children with autism spectrum disorders: Investigation of underweight, overweight and obesity
Type de document :	Texte imprimé et/ou numérique
Auteurs :	Amir Hossein MEMARI, Auteur ; Ramin KORDI, Auteur ; Vahid ZIAEE, Auteur ; Fatemeh Sadat MIRFAZELI, Auteur ; Mohammad S. SETOODEH, Auteur
Année de publication :	2012
Article en page(s) :	p.234-239
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Mots-clés :	Autism spectrum disorder  Obesity  BMI percentile  Children and adolescence
Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	The purpose of this study was to survey the weight status of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in Iranian pupils and further to investigate the most likely associated factors such as demographics, autism severity and medications. The survey was designed to provide a random sample of 113 children and adolescents (boys = 90, girls = 23) aged 7–14 years old attending autism-specific schools in Tehran in 2010. The findings revealed that 50.4% of these young children were in the limits of normal weight, but 8.7% were underweight, 13.3% were overweight, 11.5% were obese, and 15.9% were severely obese. There were significant associations between obesity and poverty level, age, sex and socioeconomic state. We conclude that with increase in the prevalence of ASD, there was found a growing rate of obesity in these children.
En ligne :	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2011.05.004
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[article] Weight status in Iranian children with autism spectrum disorders: Investigation of underweight, overweight and obesity [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Amir Hossein MEMARI, Auteur ; Ramin KORDI, Auteur ; Vahid ZIAEE, Auteur ; Fatemeh Sadat MIRFAZELI, Auteur ; Mohammad S. SETOODEH, Auteur . - 2012 . - p.234-239.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 6-1 (January-March 2012) . - p.234-239

Mots-clés :	Autism spectrum disorder  Obesity  BMI percentile  Children and adolescence
Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	The purpose of this study was to survey the weight status of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in Iranian pupils and further to investigate the most likely associated factors such as demographics, autism severity and medications. The survey was designed to provide a random sample of 113 children and adolescents (boys = 90, girls = 23) aged 7–14 years old attending autism-specific schools in Tehran in 2010. The findings revealed that 50.4% of these young children were in the limits of normal weight, but 8.7% were underweight, 13.3% were overweight, 11.5% were obese, and 15.9% were severely obese. There were significant associations between obesity and poverty level, age, sex and socioeconomic state. We conclude that with increase in the prevalence of ASD, there was found a growing rate of obesity in these children.
En ligne :	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2011.05.004
Permalink :	https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=146