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. 2022 Jan 18;122:104178. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2022.104178

Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of adults with IDD in the sample.

All (n = 833)
Positive test (n = 77)
Negative test (n = 127)
Not tested (n = 629)
Sig.
n % n % n % n %
Age (years)
<30 years 220 26.41 9 11.69 42 33.07 169 26.87 1, 2
30-<45 years 224 26.89 12 15.58 30 23.62 182 28.93
45-<60 years 206 24.73 21 27.27 26 20.47 159 25.28
≥ 60 years 183 21.97 35 45.45 29 22.83 119 18.92



Sex
Male 459 55.10 44 57.14 74 58.27 341 54.21 NS
Female 374 44.90 33 42.86 53 41.73 288 45.79



Living setting
Private 565 67.83 19 24.68 74 58.27 472 75.04 1, 2, 3
Congregate 268 32.17 58 75.32 53 41.73 157 24.96



Nature of impairment (n = 519)
Unspecified 257 49.52 11 20.37 37 40.66 188 50.27 NS
Down syndrome 73 14.07 5 9.26 13 14.29 55 14.71
Autism 78 15.03 6 11.11 16 17.58 56 14.97
Other 111 21.39 32 59.26 25 27.47 75 20.05



Cognitive Performance Scale
Intact to mild 247 29.65 21 27.27 39 30.71 187 29.73 NS
Moderate 253 30.37 19 24.68 43 33.86 191 30.37
Severe 333 39.98 37 48.05 45 35.43 251 39.90



Receptive communication
Sometimes, rarely, or never understands 364 43.70 35 45.45 54 42.52 275 43.72 NS
Usually, often, or always understands 469 56.30 42 54.55 73 57.48 354 56.28



Mobility
Walking w/wo assistive device 568 68.19 38 49.35 74 58.27 456 72.50 1, 3
Mobility devices or bed-bound 265 31.81 39 50.65 53 41.73 173 27.50



Aggression
No aggression 498 59.78 35 45.45 65 51.18 398 63.28 1, 3
Any aggression 335 40.22 42 54.55 62 48.82 231 36.72



Bathing
No physical contact 84 10.08 7 9.09 -- -- 73 11.61 3
Physical contact 749 89.92 70 90.91 -- -- 556 88.39



Personal hygiene
No physical contact 146 17.53 14 18.18 14 11.02 118 18.76 3
Physical contact 687 82.47 63 81.82 113 88.98 511 81.24



Dressing
No physical contact 196 23.53 17 22.08 16 12.60 163 25.91 3
Physical contact 637 76.47 60 77.92 111 87.40 466 74.09



Toilet use (n = 786)
No physical contact 253 32.19 19 26.39 26 21.49 208 35.08 3
Physical contact 533 67.81 53 73.61 95 78.51 385 64.92



Bed mobility (n = 830)
No physical contact 561 67.59 45 58.44 73 58.40 443 70.54 1, 3
Physical contact 269 32.41 32 41.56 52 41.60 185 29.46



Eating (n = 829)
No physical contact 546 65.86 43 56.58 77 60.63 426 68.05 1
Physical contact 283 34.14 33 43.42 50 39.37 200 31.95



BMI (n = 738)
<25 kg/m2 305 41.33 36 50.70 53 43.44 216 39.63 NS
≥25 kg/m2>30 199 26.96 14 19.72 35 28.69 150 27.52
≥30 kg/m2 234 31.71 21 29.58 34 27.87 179 32.84

1 = Positive different than untested (p < 0.05); 2 = Positive different than negative (p < 0.05); 3 = Negative different than untested (p < 0.05); NS = not significant (p > 0.05); -- suppressed due to small cell count.