Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Among People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Racial and ethnic health disparities are a pervasive public health problem. Emerging research finds similar health disparities among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) compared to nondisabled adults. However, few studies have examined racial and ethnic health disparities among adults with IDD. Using national data, we examined racial and ethnic disparities in health status among adults with IDD, and investigated differences in health status between adults with IDD and nondisabled adults within each racial and ethnic group. We found that Latino and Black adults with IDD had worse health outcomes compared to White adults with IDD, and Latino and Black adults with IDD had worse health outcomes than nondisabled adults from the same racial and ethnic group.
Sandra Magaña, University of Illinois at Chicago; Susan Parish, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA; Miguel Morales, University of Illinois at Chicago; Henan Li, Brandeis University; and Glenn Fujiura, University of Illinois at Chicago.
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Sandra Magaña, University of Illinois at Chicago; Susan Parish, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA; Miguel Morales, University of Illinois at Chicago; Henan Li, Brandeis University; and Glenn Fujiura, University of Illinois at Chicago.
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Sandra Magaña, University of Illinois at Chicago; Susan Parish, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA; Miguel Morales, University of Illinois at Chicago; Henan Li, Brandeis University; and Glenn Fujiura, University of Illinois at Chicago.
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Sandra Magaña, University of Illinois at Chicago; Susan Parish, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA; Miguel Morales, University of Illinois at Chicago; Henan Li, Brandeis University; and Glenn Fujiura, University of Illinois at Chicago.
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Sandra Magaña, University of Illinois at Chicago; Susan Parish, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA; Miguel Morales, University of Illinois at Chicago; Henan Li, Brandeis University; and Glenn Fujiura, University of Illinois at Chicago.
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D000328:Adult; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000208:ethnology*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000208:ethnology*; D008297:Male; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
diabetes; health status; intellectual and developmental disabilities; mental health status; obesity; racial and ethnic health disparities