Gianina Teodora Marta

Gianina Teodora Marta


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1Year (2026-Present)

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26 October 2026 in Preprints.org
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LGLAURA MONICA GEORGESCU
LAURA MONICA GEORGESCU
AIAndreea Diana Igna
Andreea Diana Igna
EPEmilia Cristina Popa
Emilia Cristina Popa
GMGianina Teodora Marta
Gianina Teodora Marta
TMTudor Mutiu
Tudor Mutiu
BHBianca Anamaria Toderaș Herlaș
Bianca Anamaria Toderaș Herlaș
Background/Objectives: Children with neurodevelopmental and neuromotor disabili-ties may be vulnerable to both excess adiposity and undernutrition, while the inter-pretation of simple anthropometric measures can be challenging when functional im-pairment, feeding difficulties, medication exposure, and body-composition differences are present. This exploratory cross-sectional study reports a single clinical assessment performed by the authors between February and April 2023 in a rehabilitation setting. Its objectives were to describe weight-status categories in the assessed children and to examine what practical lessons the assessment provides for disability-sensitive nutri-tional screening. Methods: Twenty children aged 9–15 years with spastic quadriplegia (n = 10), autism spectrum disorder (n = 5), or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (n = 5) underwent a one-time assessment. Weight, height, diagnosis, ongoing rehabilita-tion, medication classes, and maternal anthropometry were recorded. Pediatric BMI was interpreted using age- and sex-specific categories. Given the small heterogeneous sample, analyses were descriptive. Results: Ten children (50%) were classified as hav-ing obesity, three (15%) as overweight, and seven (35%) as healthy weight. Six of the ten children with obesity had mothers with overweight or obesity. The assessment al-so highlighted clinically relevant domains that had not been incorporated systemati-cally, including structured dietary intake, feeding and swallowing difficulties, stand-ardized functional classification, physical activity, body composition, and detailed medication exposure. Conclusions: The findings should be interpreted as lessons from a small real-world clinical assessment rather than as a comprehensive nutrition-al-status evaluation or prevalence estimate. They support the use of a standardized, disability-sensitive screening framework that combines appropriate anthropometry with feeding, dietary, functional, medication, activity, and family-context information.