Castro Kamila, Slongo Faccioli Larissa, Baronio Diego, Gottfried Carmem, Schweigert Perry Ingrid, Riesgo Rudimar
Nutr Hosp. 2017 Jul 28;34(4):875-879. doi: 10.20960/nh.210.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by deficits in sociability, communication, and limited repertoire of interests and behaviors.
We aimed to investigate the nutritional status through bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and antrophometrics variables in 63 ASD children and adolescents (10.5 ± 4.1 years; 81% male).
Anthropometric variables were weight, height, and waist circumference (WC); body composition (fat mass, fat free mass) and phase angle (PA) were obtained through BIA.
The body mass index showed a prevalence of overweight, obesity and underweight of 38.9, 36.5 and 15.8%, respectively. According to the body fat percentual, obesity prevalence was 49.2%, and 49.2% showed WC > 80th percentile for age. Eleven patients presented lower PA values than references.
According to the these parameters, a large percentual of ASD children and adolescents in this sample had total overweight and obesity and truncal adiposity, which causes concern, as well as the percentage of underweight participants.
自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）是一种神经发育障碍，其特征为社交能力、沟通能力缺陷以及兴趣和行为模式有限。
我们旨在通过生物电阻抗分析（BIA）和人体测量学变量，对63名自闭症谱系障碍儿童和青少年（10.5±4.1岁；81%为男性）的营养状况进行调查。
人体测量学变量包括体重、身高和腰围（WC）；通过生物电阻抗分析获取身体成分（脂肪量、去脂体重）和相位角（PA）。
体重指数显示超重、肥胖和体重不足的患病率分别为38.9%、36.5%和15.8%。根据体脂百分比，肥胖患病率为49.2%，49.2%的人腰围超过年龄对应的第80百分位数。11名患者的相位角值低于参考值。
根据这些参数，该样本中很大比例的自闭症谱系障碍儿童和青少年存在总体超重和肥胖以及躯干肥胖问题，这令人担忧，同时体重不足参与者的比例也值得关注。
