Key result
More frequent physical activity or lower dietary fat intake was associated with being approximately one third as likely to have hyperinsulinemia and abdominal obesity (OR ~0.33).
Why the study?
Does more frequent physical activity or lower dietary fat intake reduce the likelihood of hyperinsulinemia and abdominal obesity in nondiabetic adults with mild mental retardation?
Observational (n=145)
Does more frequent physical activity or lower dietary fat intake reduce the likelihood of hyperinsulinemia and abdominal obesity in nondiabetic adults with mild mental retardation?
Odds Ratio: 0.33
Frequent physical activity and lower dietary fat intake are associated with a reduced likelihood of hyperinsulinemia and abdominal obesity in nondiabetic adults with mild mental retardation.
May warrant lifestyle assessment in care; leaves open causality and needs prospective confirmation.
The association between physical activity, dietary behaviors, and elevated cardiovascular disease risk factor components of the insulin resistance syndrome in adults with mental retardation was identified. Established clinical cutoff points were used to identify 145 participants with mild mental retardation and hyperinsulinemia, borderline high triglycerides, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, hypertension, and abdominal obesity. Odds ratios were calculated from logistic regression analysis. Those who participated in more frequent bouts of physical activity or who consumed lower dietary fat intakes were approximately one third as likely to have hyperinsulinemia and abdominal obesity compared to those who participated in less frequent physical activity or who consumed higher fat intakes, suggesting that these behaviors are protective against elevated components of the insulin resistance syndrome.
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Draheim et al. (2002) conducted an observational in Insulin resistance syndrome in adults with mental retardation (n=145). More frequent physical activity or lower dietary fat intake vs. Less frequent physical activity or higher dietary fat intake was evaluated on Hyperinsulinemia and abdominal obesity (OR ~0.33). More frequent physical activity or lower dietary fat intake was associated with being approximately one third as likely to have hyperinsulinemia and abdominal obesity (OR ~0.33).
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