Obesity and overweight prevalence among adolescents with disabilities.

Introduction: We examined overweight and obesity prevalence among adolescents with disabilities by disability type (physical vs cognitive) and demographic factors (sex, age, race/ethnicity).

Methods: Parents (N = 662) of adolescents aged 12 to 18 years with disabilities from 49 states responded to an online survey from September 2008 through March 2009.

Results: Prevalence of obesity among adolescents with physical and cognitive disabilities (17.