title: Cardiac diseases in people with intellectual disability.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In people with ID there is more morbidity than in the general population, including cardiac diseases. Dutch figures on this subject are scarce.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive study of the prevalence of cardiac diseases in 436 residential clients in Echt, the Netherlands, and comparisons between men and women, age groups, and level and aetiology of ID, were carried out.
  
  
  RESULTS
  It was found that the total prevalence of cardiac diseases was 14%, with a higher prevalence among women, the elderly, and people with mild/moderate ID.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of cardiac diseases in residential clients is substantial. With the increasing number of ageing people with ID and people with ID living more independently in community-integrated residences, it is expected that the morbidity and mortality from cardiac diseases will increase further.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Practice, Maastrict University, Maastricht, the Netherlands. marjan.vandenakker@hag.unimaas.nl
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: van den Akker
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Maaskant
authors.forename: R J M
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: van der Meijden
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000453:epidemiology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D012016:Reference Values; D012114:Residential Treatment