Overweight/obesity and chronic health conditions in older people with intellectual disability in Ireland.
J RyanPhillip McCallionM McCarronR LuusE A BurkePublished in: Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR (2021)
The findings illustrate the strong cross-sectional association between overweight/obesity and CHCs. These findings suggest a need to prioritise weight status as a health risk to people with ID as they age.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- intellectual disability
- weight gain
- health risk
- cross sectional
- autism spectrum disorder
- body mass index
- insulin resistance
- heavy metals
- drinking water
- metabolic syndrome
- physical activity
- public health
- healthcare
- mental health
- high fat diet induced
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- risk assessment
- drug induced
- human health
- climate change
- social media