Body Proportions in Children and Adolescents With Down’s Syndrome

Authors

  • Leonardo Trevisan Costa Votuporanga University Center; Campinas State University
  • Fábia Freire Campinas State University.
  • Fábio Bertapelli Campinas State University.
  • Luis Felipe Castelli Correia de Campos Campinas State University.
  • Luiz Gustavo T. Fabrício dos Santos Campinas State University.
  • José Irineu Gorla Campinas State University.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7322/jhgd.61299

Keywords:

body proportion, Down’s syndrome, growth

Abstract

Abstract
The present study aimed to evaluate the body proportions of sitting height and leg length in children and adolescents with Down’s syndrome (DS). The sample consisted of 99 individuals with DS (40 girls with an average age of 11.45 ± 2.6 years and 59 boys with an average age of 12.07 ± 3.0 years). The following parameters were studied: chronological age, height, sitting height and leg length. The body proportions of each segment were calculated using body indices and the Phantom model. For the statistical analysis, the normality test and descriptive analyses of central tendency and dispersion were performed, and Student’s t-test was used. For all treatments, the statistical software program SPSS version 13.0 was used, and a significance level of p < 0.05 was set. The body proportion of the upper and lower segments of children and adolescents with DS differed from those of the typical population in terms of leg length, whereas the seated height values of individuals with DS †were similar to those of individuals without DS.

Author Biographies

  • Leonardo Trevisan Costa, Votuporanga University Center; Campinas State University
    MSc Professor at the Votuporanga University Center; PhD student in adapted physical activity, Campinas State University.
  • Fábia Freire, Campinas State University.
    MSc Professor at the Department of Adapted Physical Activity Studies, Campinas State University.
  • Fábio Bertapelli, Campinas State University.
    MSc Professor at the Department of Adapted Physical Activity Studies, Campinas State University.
  • Luis Felipe Castelli Correia de Campos, Campinas State University.
    Master of Science in Adapted Physical Activity, Campinas State University.
  • Luiz Gustavo T. Fabrício dos Santos, Campinas State University.
    Master of Science in Adapted Physical Activity, Campinas State University.
  • José Irineu Gorla, Campinas State University.
    MSc student in Physical Activity, Adaptation and Health, Campinas State University.

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2013-08-23

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Vol. 23 No. 2 (2013)

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