title: Overweight and obesity among adults with intellectual disabilities who use intellectual disability/developmental disability services in 20 U.S. States.
abstract: The authors compare the prevalence of obesity for National Core Indicators (NCI) survey participants with intellectual disability and the general U.S. adult population. In general, adults with intellectual disability did not differ from the general population in prevalence of obesity. For obesity and overweight combined, prevalence was lower for males with intellectual disability than for the general population but similar for women. There was higher prevalence of obesity among women with intellectual disability, individuals with Down syndrome, and people with milder intellectual disability. Obesity prevalence differed by living arrangement, with institutional residents having the lowest prevalence and people living in their own home the highest. When level of intellectual disability was taken into account, these differences were reduced, but some remained significant, especially for individuals with milder disability.
authors: University of Sydney, Australia. roger.stancliffe@sydney.edu.au
authors: Roger J
authors: RJ
authors: Stancliffe
authors: K Charlie
authors: KC
authors: Lakin
authors: Sheryl
authors: S
authors: Larson
authors: Joshua
authors: J
authors: Engler
authors: Julie
authors: J
authors: Bershadsky
authors: Sarah
authors: S
authors: Taub
authors: Jon
authors: J
authors: Fortune
authors: Renata
authors: R
authors: Ticha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult