| Autor: |
Rocío Izquierdo-Gomez, David Martínez-Gómez, Carlos María Tejero-Gonzalez, Verónica Cabanas-Sánchez, Jonathan Ruiz Ruiz, Óscar L. Veiga |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />Spanish; Castilian |
| Rok vydání: |
2013 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Nutrición Hospitalaria, Vol 28, Iss 4, Pp 1348-1351 (2013) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
0212-1611 |
| DOI: |
10.3305/nh.2013.28.4.6566 |
| Popis: |
Introduction: "Obesity" is considered a feature of youth with DS but whether "low physical fitness" is also a feature is unknown. Objective: The aim of this case-control study was to compare the levels of fatness and fitness in adolescents with and without DS. Methods: Participants included 17 (5 girls) adolescents with DS aged 12-18 years and a control group of 94 (45 girls) adolescents without DS aged 12-16 years. The ALPHA health-related fitness test battery for children and adolescents was selected to assess fatness and fitness in both groups. Results: There were no differences in levels of fatness between groups (all P > 0.27). Adolescents with DS had lower levels of fitness in all the tests than adolescents without DS (all P < 0.001). Conclusion: Adolescents with DS have similar levels of fatness and lower levels of fitness than their peers without DS. |
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