title: Contribution of socioeconomic position to health inequalities of British children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities.
abstract: We examined the contribution of socioeconomic position to the health and mental health status of children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities in a sample of 10,438 British children. Intellectual disability was a significant risk factor for poorer general health, OR = 4.5, emotional disorders, OR = 2.0, and conduct disorders, OR = 7.7. Between-group differences in socioeconomic position and household composition, however, accounted for 24% of the increased risk of poor health, 23% of the increased risk for conduct disorder, and 37% of the increased risk for emotional disorder. We concluded that socioeconomic disadvantage may account for a significant proportion of the increased risk for poorer health and mental health of children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Health Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom. eric.emerson@lancaster.ac.uk
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Emerson
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hatton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D012306:Risk; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors