Prevalence of disability and other problems
| Intellectual disability (n= 14 751) | Controls (n= 86 221) | Prevalence ratio (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Mobility | |||||
| Recorded ever | 6111 | 41.4 | 753 | 0.9 | 47.58 (43.63 to 51.88) |
| Some difficulty | 1677 | 11.4 | 418 | 0.5 | 24.02 (21.53 to 26.79) |
| Vision | |||||
| Bilateral visual loss or low vision | 687 | 4.7 | 510 | 0.6 | 7.86 (7.01 to 8.82) |
| Continence (age ≥12 years) | |||||
| Recorded ever | 3017 | 20.5 | 3199 | 3.7 | 5.68 (5.41 to 5.96) |
| Bowel problem | 579 | 3.9 | 240 | 0.3 | 14.43 (12.39 to 16.80) |
| Urinary problem | 1755 | 11.9 | 2663 | 3.1 | 4.00 (3.77 to 4.23) |
| Hearing | |||||
| Recorded ever | 7361 | 49.9 | 9403 | 10.9 | 4.58 (4.47 to 4.71) |
| Impairment | 2752 | 18.7 | 7111 | 8.3 | 2.28 (2.19 to 2.37) |
| Deaf | 1220 | 8.3 | 2784 | 3.2 | 2.59 (2.42 to 2.76) |
| Behavioural problems | |||||
| Last year | 564 | 3.8 | 155 | 0.2 | 21.34 (17.86 to 25.50) |
| Last 5 years | 2072 | 14.1 | 742 | 0.9 | 16.28 (14.97 to 17.71) |
| Constipation | |||||
| Ever | 3370 | 22.9 | 7135 | 8.3 | 2.78 (2.68 to 2.88) |