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ERIC Number: EJ1217173
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-May
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-1362-3613
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Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among US Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Healy, Seán; Aigner, Carrie J.; Haegele, Justin A.
Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, v23 n4 p1046-1050 May 2019
The purpose of this study was to examine current overweight and obesity prevalence rates among US youth (aged 10-17 years) with and without autism spectrum disorder, based on the 2016 National Survey of Children's Health. Analyses of weight status, derived from parent-reported height and weight measures, were conducted for a weighted sample of 875,963 youth with autism spectrum disorder and 31,913,657 typically developing youth. Controlling for age, race/ethnicity, income, and sex, youth with autism spectrum disorder had significantly higher odds of overweight (odds ratio = 1.48, p = 0.04) and obesity (odds ratio = 1.49, p = 0.02) compared to typically developing youth. Among youth with autism spectrum disorder, 19.4% were overweight and 23.05% were obese. Among typically developing youth, 14.9% were overweight and 15.91% were obese. Higher odds of obesity were reported for youth with severe autism spectrum disorder (odds ratio = 3.35, p < 0.01), compared to those with mild autism spectrum disorder.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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