Rates, causes and predictors of all-cause and avoidable mortality in 514 878 adults with and without intellectual disabilities in Scotland: a record linkage national cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies on avoidable mortality in adults with intellectual disabilities are limited, as are studies on causes of death.

Objectives

We aimed to quantify mortality rates, and causes, and identify factors (i.e., age, sex, Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD)) related to avoidable mortality in adults with intellectual disabilities.

Design

A record linkage national cohort study.

Setting

A cohort of adults with intellectual disabilities with or without co-occurring autism, aged 25+ years and a randomly selected comparison group aged 25+ years without intellectual disabilities or autism identified from Scotland's Census, 2011. Census records were linked to the National Records of Scotland Statutory Register of Deaths database to ascertain all death

SUBMITTER: Rydzewska E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11822423 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature