Cause of death in adults with intellectual disability in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prior studies report that adults with intellectual disability (ID) have cause of death patterns distinct from adults in the general population but do not provide comparative analysis by specific causes of death.

Methods

Data are from the National Vital Statistics System 2005-2017 US Multiple Cause-of-Death Mortality files. We utilised adjusted odds ratios to identify causes of death that were more common for adults whose death certificate indicated ID (N = 22 512) than for adults whose death certificate did not indicate ID (N = 32 738 229), controlling for severity level of ID. We then examine the associations between biological sex and race-ethnicity and causes of death solely among adults with ID.

Results

The leading cause of death for adults with and wit

SUBMITTER: Landes SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7710575 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature