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The main objective of this study is to evaluate the nutritional status and the prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors in adults with CP and Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels between IV and V. Materials and Methods: A sample of 41 adults with CP and GMFCS levels from IV to V were studied. The variables used in the study were age, sex, weight, height, mean age, and GMFCS level range. To evaluate nutritional status, body mass index and the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), a nutritional screening tool, were used. To assess cardiometabolic risk, data on obesity, central obesity, blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglycerides were collected. Results: More than 80% of the population studied was malnourished or at risk of malnutrition, according to the MNA tool classification ranges, and around 35% of the studied population was within the underweight range. Regarding cardiometabolic risk factors, only one adult with CP was diagnosed with MS. Conclusions: The studied population of adults with CP and GMFCS levels between IV and V is not a population at risk of MS; however, the high prevalence of malnutrition, as well as some of the most prevalent cardiovascular risk factors, should be taken into consideration.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina55050157","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,5,17]],"date-time":"2019-05-17T11:06:46Z","timestamp":1558091206000},"page":"157","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Nutritional Status and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Institutionalized Adults with Cerebral Palsy"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"55","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5430-9041","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aurora","family":"Norte","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Science, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain"},{"name":"Research Group on Food and Nutrition (ALINUT), University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Coral","family":"Alonso","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Science, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9054-3858","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jos\u00e9 Miguel","family":"Mart\u00ednez-Sanz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Science, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain"},{"name":"Research Group on Food and Nutrition (ALINUT), University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3210-7200","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ana","family":"Gutierrez-Hervas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Science, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8513-8986","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Isabel","family":"Sospedra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Science, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain"},{"name":"Research Group on Food and Nutrition (ALINUT), University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,5,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1640","DOI":"10.1161\/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.192644","article-title":"Harmonizing the metabolic syndrome: a joint interim statement of the International Diabetes Federation Task Force on Epidemiology and Prevention; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; American Heart Association; World Heart Federation; International Atherosclerosis Society; and International Association for the Study of Obesity","volume":"120","author":"Alberti","year":"2009","journal-title":"Circulation"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"543","DOI":"10.1007\/s00038-011-0244-x","article-title":"Comparison of four definitions of the metabolic syndrome and odds of ischemic heart disease in the Lithuanian urban population","volume":"57","author":"Luksiene","year":"2012","journal-title":"Int. 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