Table 1.
Sample Characteristic of Adults with IDD participating in an 18month weight management intervention.
| Total Sample (n=149) |
|
|---|---|
| Age a | 36.5 ±12.2 |
| Gender b | |
| Male | 64 (43%) |
| Female | 85 (57%) |
| Race b | |
| White | 125 (83.9%) |
| African American | 19 (12.7%) |
| Asian | 2 (1.3%) |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 (0.7%) |
| Two or more Races | 2 (1.3%) |
| Ethnicity b | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 (2.7%) |
| Education Level b | |
| Less than 9th grade | 5 (3.4%) |
| 9th-12 grade | 21 (14.1%) |
| High school or GED | 94 (63.1%) |
| Post graduate classes | 29 (19.5%) |
| Diagnosis b | |
| Down Syndrome | 26 (17.4%) |
| Autism | 20 (13.4%) |
| Unknown/Not Specified | 103 (68.1%) |
| Severity of IDD | |
| Mild | 75 (50.3%) |
| Moderate | 74 (49.7%) |
| Caregiver Relationship | |
| Family Member | 40 (26.8%) |
| Paid Staff | 109 (73.2%) |
| Anthropometric Data a | |
| Weight (kg) | 98.4±24.3 |
| Height (cm) | 163.0± 11.9 |
| BMI (kg/mˆ2) | 36.9± 7.81 |
a
Reported in mean ± SD
b
Reported in N (%)