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Table 1 Obesity and Health Behaviours of Adults with and without Intellectual Disability

From: Obesity and health behaviours of British adults with self-reported intellectual impairments: cross sectional survey

 

Prevalence (intellectual disability)

Prevalence (no intellectual disability)

Unadjusted risk

Risk adjusted for age and gender

Risk adjusted for age, gender and material hardship

Obesity

W1 (self-reported height and weight): All

26.6%

16.7%

1.78***

1.54**

1.16

(1.35-2.34)

(1.16-2.03)

(0.87-1.55)

Men

20.3%

16.9%

1.06

0.96

0.82

(0.66-1.70)

(0.59-1.56)

(0.50-1.34)

Women

31.9%

16.5%

2.49***

2.08***

1.45*

(1.76-3.53)

(1.46-2.95)

(1.01-2.08)

W2 (nurse measured height and weight): All

41.3%

26.3%

2.01***

1.82**

1.29

(1.39-2.91)

(1.25-2.65)

(0.88-1.90)

Men

39.4%

26.0%

1.67

1.58

1.23

(0.93-3.00)

(0.87-2.88)

(0.67-2.26)

Women

42.7%

26.6%

2.28**

2.05**

1.38

(1.41-3.69)

(1.26-3.33)

(0.83-2.28)

Nutrition (W2)

Usually uses whole milk: All

35.1%

17.8%

2.28***

2.50***

1.50**

(1.79-2.90)

(1.96-3.19)

(1.16-1.93)

Men

36.8%

19.4%

2.16***

2.23***

1.39

(1.51-3.08)

(1.56-3.18)

(0.96-2.00)

Women

33.8%

16.4%

2.39***

2.84***

1.66**

(1.72-3.32)

(2.04-3.96)

(1.17-2.34)

Usually eats white bread: All

53.3%

37.5%

1.85***

2.11***

1.50**

(1.48-2.32)

(1.68-2.66)

(1.19-1.90)

Men

58.7%

42.0%

1.64**

1.74***

1.22

(1.17-2.31)

(1.23-2.45)

(0.86-1.73)

Women

48.9%

33.9%

2.05***

2.49***

1.80**

(1.51-2.77)

(1.83-3.39)

(1.31-2.46)

Eats fruit less than 4 days a week: All

65.5%

41.5%

2.76***

3.04***

2.03***

(2.17-3.50)

(2.39-3.87)

(1.58-2.60)

Men

66.8%

46.9%

2.10***

2.17***

1.44*

(1.47-2.99)

(1.52-3.10)

(1.00-2.08)

Women

64.4%

37.2%

3.45***

3.98***

2.67***

(2.50-4.76)

(2.87-5.51)

(1.91-3.73)

Eats vegetables less than 4 days a week: All

48.5%

26.7%

2.81***

3.20***

2.19***

(2.24-3.53)

(2.54-4.03)

(1.73-2.78)

Men

48.1%

29.8%

2.13***

2.24***

1.53*

(1.52-3.00)

(1.59-3.16)

(1.08-2.17)

Women

48.9%

24.2%

3.54***

4.35***

3.01***

(2.61-4.80)

(3.19-5.93)

(2.19-4.13)

Physical activity (W2)

Not walked 10 min + in last 4 weeks: All

25.3%

10.7%

2.95***

2.78***

2.26***

(2.28-3.82)

(2.14-3.61)

(1.73-2.95)

Men

22.2%

11.0%

2.49***

2.43***

1.90**

(1.67-3.71)

(1.62-3.63)

(1.26-2.87)

Women

28.0%

10.3%

3.37***

3.08***

2.56***

(2.40-4.74)

(2.18-4.34)

(1.82-3.66)

Smoking (W2)

Ever smoked: All

76.2%

56.0%

2.73***

2.64***

1.90***

(2.08-3.58)

(2.01-3.47)

(1.44-2.51)

Men

77.2%

58.3%

2.66***

2.62***

1.92**

(1.76-4.03)

(1.73-3.97)

(1.26-2.92)

Women

75.3%

54.2%

2.78***

2.69***

1.91**

(1.94-3.99)

(1.87-3.85)

(1.33-2.77)

Current smoker: All

55.7%

26.2%

3.44***

3.55***

2.03***

(2.74-4.32)

(2.82-4.46)

(1.59-2.58)

Men

56.0%

28.1%

3.21***

3.23***

1.83**

(2.28-4.51)

(2.30-4.54)

(1.29-2.62)

Women

55.5%

24.7%

3.65***

3.88***

2.24***

(2.69-4.96)

(2.85-5.28)

(1.62-3.10)

Alcohol use (W2)

Drinks daily: All

9.4%

4.7%

2.41***

1.96**

2.01**

(1.57-3.69)

(1.27-3.03)

(1.29-3.13)

Men

14.5%

6.4%

2.92**

2.53**

2.36**

(1.71-4.98)

(1.47-4.36)

(1.36-4.13)

Women

5.0%

3.4%

1.80

1.30

1.49

   

(0.86-3.79)

(0.61-2.75)

(0.70-3.21)

  1. Notes: *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05.
  2. Risk estimated in bold indicates a significant reduction in risk from the previous estimate after adjustment for material hardship (point adjusted estimate lies outside 95% CI for previous estimate).
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