Associations between physical fitness and cardiovascular disease in older adults with intellectual disabilities: Results of the Healthy Ageing and Intellectual Disability study.
Marleen J de LeeuwAlyt OppewalRoy G ElbersThessa Irena Maria HilgenkampPatrick J E BindelsDederieke A M FestenPublished in: Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR (2023)
Older adults with CVD had significantly lower physical fitness levels than those without CVD, except for grip strength. Longitudinal research is needed to investigate causality.