Cause of death trends among adults with and without cerebral palsy in the United States, 2013-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adults with cerebral palsy (CP) in the United States die much earlier than those without CP, a health inequality likely shaped by causes of death. Existing research has not considered demographic differences in mortality patterns.

Objectives

To analyze differences in cause of death for adults who did/did not have CP reported on their death certificates and to assess sex and racial-ethnic difference in causes of death among adult decedents with CP.

Methods

Data are from the 2013-2017 US Multiple Cause of Death Mortality files (N = 13,332,871; n = 13,897 with CP). Multiple logistic regression models were used to compare differences in causes of death between adults with and without CP and to determine sex and racial-ethnic differences in causes of death among

SUBMITTER: Stevens JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9018464 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature