Appropriate Classification of Obesity in Mentally Retarded Adults

Authors

Robert A. Fox, Marquette UniversityFollow
Robert Fox, Marquette UniversityFollow
Jennifer E. Burkhart, Ohio State University - Main CampusFollow
Anthony F. Rotatori, Northern Illinois UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

3 p.

Publication Date

7-1983

Publisher

American Association on Mental Deficiency (American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities)

Source Publication

American Journal of Mental Deficiency

Source ISSN

0002-9351

Original Item ID

Shelves: RC326 .A415 Mem Periodicals

Abstract

Triceps skinfold thickness and body weight measures were obtained for 44 female and 40 male mentally retarded adults participating in a sheltered workshop setting. Subiects' relative weights and skinfold thicknesses were found to correlate reasonably well for females and males, rs = .88 and .59, respectively. Use of only height and weight tables for determining the presence of obesity, however, resulted in 22.5 percent of the males and 13 .7 percent of the females being misclassified as nonobese. The distinction between overweight and obesity was discussed. Clinical/research implications of the findings were delineated.

Comments

Published version. American Journal of Mental Deficiency (American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities), Vol. 88, No. 1 (July 1983): 112-114. Publisher Link. © 1983 American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Fox, Robert A.; Fox, Robert; Burkhart, Jennifer E.; and Rotatori, Anthony F., "Appropriate Classification of Obesity in Mentally Retarded Adults" (1983). College of Education Faculty Research and Publications. 275.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/edu_fac/275