Relative influence of intellectual disabilities and autism on mental and general health in Scotland: a cross-sectional study of a whole country of 5.3 million children and adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the relative extent that autism and intellectual disabilities are independently associated with poor mental and general health, in children and adults.

Design

Cross-sectional study. For Scotland's population, logistic regressions investigated odds of intellectual disabilities and autism predicting mental health conditions, and poor general health, adjusted for age and gender.

Participants

1 548 819 children/youth aged 0-24 years, and 3 746 584 adults aged more than 25 years, of whom 9396/1 548 819 children/youth had intellectual disabilities (0.6%), 25 063/1 548 819 children/youth had autism (1.6%); and 16 953/3 746 584 adults had intellectual disabilities (0.5%), 6649/3 746 584 adults had autism (0.2%). These figures are based on self-report.<

SUBMITTER: Kinnear D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6719834 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature