title: The prevalence of overweight and obesity and its determinants in children with and without disabilities.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the prevalence of overweight and obesity and nutrition and physical activity behavior between primary school children with and without disabilities.
  
  
  METHODS
  Body weight and height were measured in 4072 children from regular primary schools in the city of Zwolle, the Netherlands, and in 85 children from a school for children with disabilities. Furthermore, parents completed a questionnaire on the child's nutrition and physical activity behavior. A χ(2) analysis was used to test categorical variables between groups, and analysis of variance was used for continuous variables.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of overweight and obesity among disabled children was 30.6% and 10.6%, respectively, which is three and six times higher than in nondisabled children (P < .001). Furthermore, our study shows statistically significant differences in nutrition and physical activity behavior between disabled and nondisabled children.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a need to promote a healthy lifestyle and to reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity in disabled children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences and the EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam/Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, Zwolle, the Netherlands. judith.neter@falw.vu.nl
authors.forename: Judith E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Neter
authors.forename: Dieuwke F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Schokker
authors.forename: Elske
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Jong
authors.forename: Carry M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Renders
authors.forename: Jacob C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Seidell
authors.forename: Tommy L S
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Visscher
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012189:Retrospective Studies