Grupo de Investigación en Terapia Ocupacional (InTeO), Miguel Hernández University, 03550 Alicante, Spain.
Department of Pathology and Surgery, Miguel Hernández University, 03550 Alicante, Spain.
Nutrients. 2020 Nov 29;12(12):3684. doi: 10.3390/nu12123684.
We assessed the association between body mass index (BMI) and sensory processing in 445 Spanish children aged 3-7 from the InProS project. Child sensory processing was measured using the short sensory profile (SSP); an atypical sensory performance was defined as an SSP total score <155 and scores of tactile sensitivity <30; taste/smell sensitivity <15; movement sensitivity <13; under-responsive/seeks sensation <27; auditory filtering <23; low energy/weak <26; and visual/auditory sensitivity <19. The BMI was calculated according to the cutoffs by the World Health Organization for children aged 0-5 and 5-19 years. We used multiple Poisson regression models with robust variance to obtain prevalence ratios (PR). No associations between children's overweight and obesity and the prevalence of atypical sensory outcomes were observed. A one-point increase in BMI was significantly associated with a higher prevalence of atypical tactile sensitivity (PR = 1.07, 95% CI: 1.02; 1.12). A statistically marginal association was also observed for atypical total SSP (PR = 1.03, 95% CI: 1.00; 1.07) and atypical movement sensitivity (PR = 1.05, 95% CI: 1.00; 1.10). To our knowledge, this is the first time the association between children's BMI and sensory processing has been reported. Our findings suggest that sensory processing issues may play a part in the complex context of childhood obesity. Further research is required to confirm these findings.
我们评估了身体质量指数（BMI）与 445 名来自 InProS 项目的 3-7 岁西班牙儿童的感觉处理之间的关系。使用简短感觉概况（SSP）测量儿童的感觉处理；异常感觉表现定义为 SSP 总分<155 和触觉敏感度<30；味觉/嗅觉敏感度<15；运动敏感度<13；反应迟钝/寻求感觉<27；听觉过滤<23；低能量/弱<26；视觉/听觉敏感度<19。BMI 根据世界卫生组织针对 0-5 岁和 5-19 岁儿童的标准进行计算。我们使用具有稳健方差的多重泊松回归模型获得患病率比（PR）。儿童超重和肥胖与异常感觉结果的患病率之间没有关联。BMI 增加一个点与异常触觉敏感度的患病率显著相关（PR=1.07，95%CI：1.02；1.12）。异常总 SSP（PR=1.03，95%CI：1.00；1.07）和异常运动敏感度（PR=1.05，95%CI：1.00；1.10）也存在统计学上的边际关联。据我们所知，这是首次报道儿童 BMI 与感觉处理之间的关联。我们的研究结果表明，感觉处理问题可能在儿童肥胖的复杂背景中发挥作用。需要进一步研究来证实这些发现。
