Table 1. Characteristics of Participants.
| Variable | No. (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No CP (n = 5115) |
CP (n = 1705) |
CPnoID (n = 1342) |
CP+ID (n = 363) |
|
| Age, y | ||||
| <30 | 2631 (51.4) | 877 (51.4) | 691 (51.5) | 186 (51.2) |
| 30-39 | 1008 (19.7) | 335 (19.7) | 252 (18.8) | 84 (23.1) |
| 40-49 | 669 (13.1) | 223 (13.1) | 172 (12.8) | 51 (14.1) |
| 50-59 | 405 (7.9) | 135 (7.9) | 108 (8.1) | 27 (7.4) |
| ≥60 | 402 (7.9) | 134 (7.9) | 119 (8.9) | 15 (4.1) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 2721 (53.2) | 907 (53.2) | 703 (52.8) | 204 (56.2) |
| Female | 2394 (46.8) | 798 (46.8) | 639 (47.6) | 159 (43.8) |
| Region | ||||
| North | 1419 (27.7) | 473 (27.7) | 349 (26.0) | 124 (34.2) |
| Midlands | 1809 (35.4) | 603 (35.4) | 498 (37.1) | 105 (28.9) |
| South | 1761 (34.4) | 587 (34.4) | 459 (34.0) | 128 (35.3) |
| Northern Ireland | 126 (2.5) | 42 (2.5) | 36 (2.7) | 6 (1.7) |
| GP visits per year, mean (SD) | ||||
| 0-1.9 | 715 (14.0) | 133 (7.8) | 123 (9.2) | 10 (2.8) |
| 2-11.9 | 4035 (79.0) | 1178 (69.3) | 956 (71.5) | 222 (61.3) |
| ≥12 | 358 (7.0) | 388 (22.8) | 258 (19.3) | 130 (35.9) |
| Presence of | ||||
| Depression | 867 (17.0) | 312 (18.3) | 263 (19.6) | 49 (13.5) |
| Anxiety | 697 (13.6) | 261 (15.3) | 216 (16.1) | 45 (12.4) |
| Diabetes | 218 (4.3) | 55 (3.2) | 47 (3.5) | 14 (3.9) |
| Heart disease | 584 (11.4) | 160 (9.4) | 165 (12.3) | 20 (5.5) |
| Osteoarthritis | 320 (6.3) | 87 (5.1) | 90 (6.7) | 15 (4.1) |
| Epilepsy | 49 (1.0) | 354 (20.8) | 216 (16.1) | 155 (42.7) |
| Lung disease | 379 (7.4) | 147 (8.6) | 143 (10.7) | 26 (7.2) |
| Pain conditions | 238 (4.7) | 166 (9.7) | 179 (13.3) | 23 (6.3) |
Abbreviations: CP, cerebral palsy; CPnoID, cerebral palsy with no comorbid ID; CP+ID: cerebral palsy with comorbid ID; GP, general practitioner; ID, intellectual disability.