Table 3.
Results of six regressions showing independent predictors of comorbid conditions in the whole adult population
| Condition | Variable | OR (95% CI) |
| Deafness or partial hearing loss | Autism | |
| No autism (reference) | – | |
| Autism | 3.32 (3.075 to 3.585) | |
| Age | ||
| 25–34 (reference) | – | |
| 35–44 | 1.768 (1.721 to 1.817) | |
| 45–54 | 3.55 (3.464 to 3.638) | |
| 55–64 | 7.742 (7.563 to 7.926) | |
| 65+ | 28.621 (27.987 to 29.269) | |
| Gender | ||
| Male (reference) | – | |
| Female | 0.683 (0.678 to 0.688) | |
| Constant | 0.015 | |
| Blindness or partial sight loss | Autism | |
| No autism (reference) | – | |
| Autism | 8.514 (7.861 to 9.220) | |
| Age | ||
| 25–34 (reference) | – | |
| 35–44 | 1.36 (1.308 to 1.414) | |
| 45–54 | 2.335 (2.254 to 2.419) | |
| 55–64 | 3.882 (3.752 to 4.016) | |
| 65+ | 15.769 (15.287 to 16.267) | |
| Gender | ||
| Male (reference) | – | |
| Female | 1.018 (1.006 to 1.030) | |
| Constant | 0.006 | |
| Intellectual disabilities | Autism | |
| No autism (reference) | – | |
| Autism | 94.571 (89.409 to 100.032) | |
| Age | ||
| 25–34 (reference) | – | |
| 35–44 | 1.101 (1.050 to 1.154) | |
| 45–54 | 1.187 (1.134 to 1.243) | |
| 55–64 | 0.958 (0.910 to 1.008) | |
| 65+ | 0.631 (0.598 to 0.665) | |
| Gender | ||
| Male (reference) | – | |
| Female | 0.812 (0.788 to 0.838) | |
| Constant | 0.005 | |
| Mental health condition | Autism | |
| No autism (reference) | – | |
| Autism | 8.595 (8.163 to 9.050) | |
| Age | ||
| 25–34 (reference) | – | |
| 35–44 | 1.404 (1.384 to 1.424) | |
| 45–54 | 1.383 (1.364 to 1.403) | |
| 55–64 | 1.076 (1.060 to 1.093) | |
| 65+ | 0.913 (0.899 to 0.926) | |
| Gender | ||
| Male (reference) | – | |
| Female | 1.247 (1.236 to 1.258) | |
| Constant | 0.046 | |
| Physical disability | Autism | |
| No autism (reference) | – | |
| Autism | 6.21 (5.841 to 6.603) | |
| Age | ||
| 25–34 (reference) | – | |
| 35–44 | 2.138 (2.091 to 2.186) | |
| 45–54 | 3.786 (3.708 to 3.866) | |
| 55–64 | 7.311 (7.164 to 7.460) | |
| 65+ | 15.288 (14.994 to 15.587) | |
| Gender | ||
| Male (reference) | – | |
| Female | 1.064 (1.056 to 1.072) | |
| Constant | 0.016 | |
| Other condition | Autism | |
| No autism (reference) | – | |
| Autism | 2.64 (2.502 to 2.786) | |
| Age | ||
| 25–34 (reference) | – | |
| 35–44 | 1.709 (1.690 to 1.728) | |
| 45–54 | 2.839 (2.810 to 2.868) | |
| 55–64 | 5.269 (5.217 to 5.323) | |
| 65+ | 7.671 (7.597 to 7.745) | |
| Gender | ||
| Male (reference) | – | |
| Female | 1.068 (1.063 to 1.074) | |
| Constant | 0.088 |