Characteristics of registered adult patients with ID by whether they had a health check between April 2009 and March 2013
| Patients with with ID with a health check | Patients with ID without a health check | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual characteristic | n | Per cent | N | Per cent |
| All | 7487 | 100 | 6922 | 100 |
| Gender | ||||
| Women | 3183 | 42.5 | 2889 | 41.7 |
| Men | 4304 | 57.5 | 4033 | 58.3 |
| Age at health check/index date (years) | ||||
| 18–34 | 2579 | 34.5 | 3159 | 45.6 |
| 35–54 | 3136 | 41.9 | 2432 | 35.1 |
| 55–84 | 1772 | 23.7 | 1331 | 19.2 |
| Down's syndrome | ||||
| No | 6573 | 87.8 | 6283 | 90.8 |
| Yes | 914 | 12.2 | 639 | 9.2 |
| Autism spectrum disorder | ||||
| No | 6744 | 90.1 | 6423 | 92.8 |
| Yes | 743 | 9.9 | 499 | 7.2 |
| High support needs* | ||||
| No | 5452 | 72.8 | 6031 | 87.1 |
| Yes | 2035 | 27.2 | 891 | 12.9 |
| Lives in communal establishment | ||||
| Not recorded | 5574 | 74.5 | 6111 | 88.3 |
| Yes | 1913 | 25.6 | 811 | 11.7 |
*Has been classed as having severe or profound ID by the GP or has two or more of the following in addition to an ID diagnosis: epilepsy, cerebral palsy or significant mobility problem (wheelchair use or greater problem), severe visual impairment, severe hearing impairment, a continence problem, or use of PEG feeding.
ID, intellectual disability; GP, general practitioner; PEG, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.