Resumen de Are poor physical fitness and obesity two features of the adolescent with Down syndrome?

Rocío Izquierdo Gómez, David Martínez Gómez, Carlos Mª Tejero-González, Verónica Cabanas Sánchez, Jonatan Ruíz Ruíz, Oscar L. Veiga

• Introduction:

  Obesity is considered a feature of youth with DS but whether low physical fitness is also a feature is unknown.

  Objective:

  The aim of this case-control study was to compare the levels of fatness and fitness in adolescents with and without DS.

  Methods:

  Participants included 17 (5 girls) adolescents with DS aged 12-18 years and a control group of 94 (45 girls) adolescents without DS aged 12-16 years. The ALPHA health-related fitness test battery for children and adolescents was selected to assess fatness and fitness in both groups.

  Results:

  There were no differences in levels of fatness between groups (all P > 0.27). Adolescents with DS had lower levels of fitness in all the tests than adolescents without DS (all P < 0.001).

  Conclusion:

  Adolescents with DS have similar levels of fatness and lower levels of fitness than their peers without DS.