[Body adiposity and abdominal muscle resistance in young people with Down syndrome]. / Adiposidad corporal y resistencia muscular abdominal en jóvenes con síndrome de Down.
Andes Pediatr
; 92(4): 541-547, 2021 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-34652372
OBJECTIVE: to verify the relationship between abdominal muscle endurance and the level of body fat, measured through the waist-to-height ratio, in young people with Down syndrome (DS). SUBJECT AND METHOD: A comparative descriptive study was carried out in 115 young people with DS (n = 65 men and n = 50 women) aged between 10 and 18 years, from the Maule Region. Age, weight, height, and waist circumference were evaluated. Body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) were calculated. The abdominal muscle endurance test (AME) was evaluated in 60 seconds and clas sified into two categories (low AME and acceptable AME). RESULTS: Subjects of both sexes classified with adequate levels of AME showed lower WHtR and BMI values (p < 0.05), while those classified with low levels of AME showed higher values of WHtR and BMI (p < 0.05). The correlations between adiposity and AME were negative and ranged in both sexes from r = 0.20 to 0.25, p < 0.05. Conclu sion: The study showed that young people of both sexes with DS classified with adequate levels of AME, presented decreased values of WHtR.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Síndrome de Down
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Músculos Abdominais
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Adiposidade
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Força Muscular
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Andes Pediatr
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Chile
País de publicação:
Chile