An urban versus rural comparison of obesity between youth with and without autism spectrum disorder

JM Garcia, CL Odahowski - Autism Research, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
To examine obesity prevalence in youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and
neurotypical (NT) youth living in rural and urban areas. Data is from the 2019 National …

Prevalence of overweight and obesity among US youth with autism spectrum disorder

S Healy, CJ Aigner, JA Haegele - Autism, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this study was to examine current overweight and obesity prevalence rates
among US youth (aged 10–17 years) with and without autism spectrum disorder, based on …

Correlates of obesity in adolescents with and without autism spectrum disorder: The 2017–2018 National Survey of Children's Health

AW Buro, A Salinas-Miranda, J Marshall… - Disability and Health …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and childhood obesity are
increasing, and youth with ASD are at an increased risk of obesity compared to typically …

Obesity and co-occurring conditions among adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: The National Survey of Children's Health 2017–2018

AW Buro, A Salinas-Miranda, J Marshall… - Research in Autism …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Given the increased risk of obesity and neurodevelopmental and mental health
conditions in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), research on potential …

The effect of age on the prevalence of obesity among US youth with autism spectrum disorder

A Must, M Eliasziw, SM Phillips, C Curtin… - Childhood …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Background: We sought to assess the association between age and the prevalence of
obesity among children with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the 2011–2012 …

Obesity and autism

AP Hill, KE Zuckerman, E Fombonne - Pediatrics, 2015 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: Overweight and obesity are increasingly prevalent in the general pediatric
population. Evidence suggests that children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) may be …

Parental concern regarding obesity in children with autism spectrum disorder in the United States: National Survey of Children's Health 2016

DJ Tybor, M Eliasziw, TVE Kral, M Segal… - Disability and health …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The prevalence of obesity in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
exceeds that of the general population, but the level of parental concern about obesity in …

Prevalence and health correlates of overweight and obesity in children with autism spectrum disorder

MLD Gillette, KB Borner, CB Nadler… - … of Developmental & …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be at increased risk for overweight and
obesity, but little information is known about correlates of overweight and obesity in this …

Prevalence of overweight and obesity in a large clinical sample of children with autism

S Broder-Fingert, K Brazauskas, K Lindgren… - Academic pediatrics, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Overweight and obesity are major pediatric public health problems in the
United States; however, limited data exist on the prevalence and correlates of overnutrition …

The role of adverse childhood experiences in obesity among adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: National survey of Children's health 2018-2019

S Mehra, AA Salinas-Miranda, AW Buro… - Disability and Health …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at an increased risk of
overweight/obesity and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Objective This study …