Table 3

Age-adjusted and sex-adjusted clinical characteristics: chronic physical illness and overall morbidity

 A
IDD-plus-SRAD
N=4220
B
IDD-non-SRAD
N=62 264
C
SRAD-non-DD
N=96 589
Cohen's d* (95% CI)
A vs BA vs CB vs C
Chronic physical illness
Diabetes12.69.86.50.16 (0.10 to 0.21)0.40 (0.35 to 0.45)0.25 (0.23 to 0.27)
Hypertension15.313.813.20.07 (0.02 to 0.11)0.09 (0.05 to 0.14)0.03 (0.01 to 0.04)
COPD13.65.28.50.58 (0.53 to 0.63)0.29 (0.24 to 0.34)−0.29 (−0.31 to −0.27)
Asthma27.316.518.00.35 (0.31 to 0.39)0.30 (0.26 to 0.33)−0.06 (−0.07 to −0.04)
Congestive heart failure2.01.00.70.39 (0.26 to 0.51)0.59 (0.46 to 0.71)0.20 (0.14 to 026)
Morbidity
Per cent of high/very high morbidity59.521.643.200.92 (0.89 to 0.96)0.36 (0.33 to 0.40)−0.56 (−0.57 to −0.55)
  • *Cells with effect sizes ≥0.2 and 95% CIs which do not go below 0.2 are in bold.

  • COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder; IDD, intellectual and developmental disabilities; SRAD, substance-related and addictive disorders.