1. Nutritional and bone health status in young men with mild‐to‐moderate intellectual disability and without intellectual disability residing in community setting in Malaysia.
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Jamil, Nor Aini, Jia Ling, Chang, Md Ibrahim, Hawa Izzati, Hamzaid, Nur Hana, and Kok Yong, Chin
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ANTHROPOMETRY , *DIET , *HEALTH status indicators , *HEEL bone , *PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities , *DIAGNOSIS of musculoskeletal system diseases , *NUTRITIONAL assessment , *DISABILITIES , *INDEPENDENT living , *PHYSICAL activity - Abstract
Background: This study aimed to compare the nutritional and bone health status between young men with mild‐to‐moderate intellectual disability and those without intellectual disability and to determine predictors for their bone health status. Method: A total of 95 men (47 men with intellectual disability; 48 men without intellectual disability), aged 20–39 years, participated in this study. Anthropometric profile, dietary intake, physical activity level and calcaneal speed of sound (SOS) were collected. Results: The men with intellectual disability had moderate diet quality whilst the men without intellectual disability had poor diet quality. More participants with intellectual disability (97.9%) were inactive compared with their counterparts (10.4%). The SOS value was similar between groups and was lower than the reference. Increasing age and low physical activity level were negative predictors for bone health status. Conclusion: Both young men with and without intellectual disability have suboptimal nutritional and bone health status. Strategies to improve their nutritional and bone health status are warranted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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