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.