Hypertension in Adults With Intellectual Disability: Prevalence and Risk Factors.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Individuals with intellectual disability have a high prevalence of obesity and low physical activity levels, which are risk factors for hypertension. This study estimated the prevalence of hypertension in a global data set of adults with intellectual disability participating in Special Olympics and investigated the role of physical activity and obesity in hypertension risk.

Methods

A total of 33,122 individuals aged ≥18 years with intellectual disability who participated in Special Olympic events from 2014 to 2018 had their brachial blood pressure, BMI, and self-reported physical activity assessed. Hypertension was classified using 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines (systolic blood pressure≥130 mmHg and diastolic blood pres

SUBMITTER: Schroeder EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7174133 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature