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Association between Body Mass Index and Sensory Processing in Childhood: InProS Study
Title: Association between Body Mass Index and Sensory Processing in Childhood: InProS Study |
Authors: Navarrete-Muñoz, Eva María ![](/image/ORCID.jpg) Fernández Pires, Paula Mubarak-García, Carmela Espinosa-Sempere, María Cristina ![](/image/ORCID.jpg) Peral-Gómez, Paula ![](/image/ORCID.jpg) Juárez Leal, Iris ![](/image/ORCID.jpg) Sánchez-Pérez, Alicia PÉREZ VÁZQUEZ, MARÍA TERESA ![](/image/ORCID.jpg) HURTADO-POMARES, MIRIAM ![](/image/ORCID.jpg) Valera-Gran, Desirée |
Editor: MDPI |
Department: Departamentos de la UMH::Patología y Cirugía |
Issue Date: 2020-11-29 |
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11000/31288 |
Abstract:
We assessed the association between body mass index (BMI) and sensory processing in 445 Spanish children aged 3-7 from the InProS project. Child sensory processing was measured using the short sensory profile (SSP); an atypical sensory performance was defined as an SSP total score <155 and scores of tactile sensitivity <30; taste/smell sensitivity <15; movement sensitivity <13; under-responsive/seeks sensation <27; auditory filtering <23; low energy/weak <26; and visual/auditory sensitivity <19. The BMI was calculated according to the cutoffs by the World Health Organization for children aged 0-5 and 5-19 years. We used multiple Poisson regression models with robust variance to obtain prevalence ratios (PR). No associations between children's overweight and obesity and the prevalence of atypical sensory outcomes were observed. A one-point increase in BMI was significantly associated with a higher prevalence of atypical tactile sensitivity (PR = 1.07, 95% CI: 1.02; 1.12). A statistically marginal association was also observed for atypical total SSP (PR = 1.03, 95% CI: 1.00; 1.07) and atypical movement sensitivity (PR = 1.05, 95% CI: 1.00; 1.10). To our knowledge, this is the first time the association between children's BMI and sensory processing has been reported. Our findings suggest that sensory processing issues may play a part in the complex context of childhood obesity. Further research is required to confirm these findings.
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Keywords/Subjects: atypical movement sensitivity atypical tactile sensitivity body mass index childhood obesity sensory processing |
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Access rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12123684 |
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