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Patterns and Determinants of Growth and Body Composition in Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability

Grant number: 19/07103-6
Support Opportunities:Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
Start date until: August 01, 2019
End date until: July 31, 2020
Field of knowledge:Health Sciences - Medicine - Maternal and Child Health
Principal Investigator:Gil Guerra Júnior
Grantee:Fábio Bertapelli
Supervisor: Robert Motl
Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (FCM). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
Institution abroad: University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), United States  
Associated to the scholarship:17/13071-4 - Patterns and determinants of growth and body composition in children and adolescents with intellectual disability, BP.PD

Abstract

Growth disorders and obesity in youth are public health problem. Youth with intellectual disabilities (ID) have higher prevalence of obesity and growth disorders than the general population of youth without ID. In Brazil, there are no population-based research about growth and body composition in youth with ID. The primary objective of this study is to examine the patterns and determinants of growth and overweight in Brazilian youth with ID. The secondary objective is to examine the body composition and its potential determinants in youth with and without ID; the accuracy of anthropometric data in detecting overweight in youth with ID will also be examined. To achieve the primary objective, we will include the anthropometric variables (i.e. weight, height, and body circumferences) of youth with ID. To achieve the secondary objective, we will include anthropometric variables and DXA body composition data (percentage of fat, regional and total fat and lean mass, and bone variables) and its potential determinants (physical activity levels, sedentary behavior, sports participation, motor performance, sexual maturation, quality of sleep, eating patterns, comorbidities and sociodemographic factors) of youth with and without ID. This study is crucial to support clinical practice and epidemiological research to guide public policy in preventing growth disorders and reducing obesity in youth with ID.

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Scientific publications (5)
(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)
BERTAPELLI, FABIO; JOHNSON, MARQUELL; PITETTI, KEN; SMITH, MALLORY C.; CARLSON, BENJAMIN; CURTIS, JASMINE S.; AGIOVLASITIS, STAMATIS. Association between sleep quality and physical functioning in adults with Down syndrome: A brief report. DISABILITY AND HEALTH JOURNAL, v. 15, n. 1, . (17/13071-4, 19/07103-6)
BERTAPELLI, FABIO; AGIOVLASITIS, STAMATIS; MOTL, ROBERT W.; SOARES, ROBERTO A.; DE BARROS-FILHO, MARCOS M.; AMARAL-JUNIOR, WILSON D.; GUERRA-JUNIOR, GIL. Development and Cross-Validation of a Prediction Equation for Estimating Percentage Body Fat From Body Mass Index in Young People With Intellectual Disability. ADAPTED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUARTERLY, v. 37, n. 4, p. 481-497, . (18/02677-1, 17/13071-4, 19/07103-6, 18/02795-4)
BERTAPELLI, FABIO; AGIOVLASITIS, STAMATIS; MOTL, ROBERT W.; DE BARROS-FILHO, MARCOS M.; GUERRA-JUNIOR, GIL. Development And Cross-validation Of A Bmi-based Equation For Percent Fat In Children With Intellectual Disability. MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE, v. 52, n. 7, p. 1-pg., . (18/02795-4, 18/02677-1, 17/13071-4, 19/07103-6)
BERTAPELLI, FABIO; PITETTI, KEN; MILLER, RUTH A.; JAEGER, ADAM; LOOVIS, MICHAEL; DO AMARAL-JUNIOR, WILSON D.; DE BARROS-FILHO, MARCOS M.; GUERRA-JUNIOR, GIL. Comparing Motor Competence of Sex- and Age-Matched Youth With Intellectual Disability From Brazil and the United States. ADAPTED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUARTERLY, v. 37, n. 4, p. 423-440, . (18/02677-1, 17/13071-4, 19/07103-6, 18/02795-4)
FABIO BERTAPELLI; STAMATIS AGIOVLASITIS; ROBERT W. MOTL; MARCOS M. DE BARROS-FILHO; GIL GUERRA-JUNIOR. Estimation of body fat in children with intellectual disability: development and cross-validation of a simple anthropometric method. Jornal de Pediatria, v. 98, n. 5, p. 519-525, . (17/13071-4, 19/07103-6, 18/02677-1)

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