All-cause, avoidable, treatable and preventable underlying cause of deaths for adults with and without intellectual disabilities
Variable | Deaths in a group with intellectual disabilities (n) | Deaths in controls (n) | HR (95% CI) | ||||||
All | Avoidable* | Treatable* | Preventable* | All | Avoidable* | Treatable* | Preventable* | †a (All) †b (Avoidable) †c (Treatable) †d (Preventable) | |
Total | 3429 | 1087 | 722 | 681 | 69 641 | 12 673 | 6110 | 10 207 |
†a 3.304 (3.192 to 3.420) **2.978 (2.877 to 3.084) †b 3.350 (3.148 to 3.564) **2.701 (2.538 to 2.876) †c 4.672 (4.325 to 5.048) **3.903 (3.609 to 4.220) †d 2.611 (2.416 to 2.822) **2.042 (1.889 to 2.208) |
Age | |||||||||
25–34 | 163 | 76 | 44 | 44 | 734 | 522 | 146 | 456 |
†a 3.324 (3.211 to 3.440) †b 3.351 (3.149 to 3.565) †c 4.674 (4.326 to 5.050) †d 2.611 (2.416 to 2.822) |
35–44 | 300 | 158 | 102 | 84 | 1793 | 1271 | 552 | 1016 | |
45–54 | 740 | 342 | 221 | 215 | 4410 | 3164 | 1558 | 2501 | |
55–64 | 907 | 467 | 325 | 303 | 9369 | 6630 | 3301 | 5355 | |
65–74 | 717 | 44 | 30 | 35 | 17 169 | 1086 | 553 | 879 | |
75+ | 602 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Sex | |||||||||
Male | 1784 | 619 | 395 | 417 | 33 222 | 7413 | 3418 | 6475 |
†a 3.259 (3.148 to 3.373) †b 3.274 (3.077 to 3.483) †c 4.597 (4.255 to 4.967) †d 2.522 (2.333 to 2.726) |
Female | 1645 | 468 | 327 | 264 | 36 419 | 5260 | 2692 | 3732 | |
SIMD | |||||||||
1 (most deprived) | 962 | 342 | 213 | 226 | 15 469 | 3738 | 1679 | 3125 |
†a 3.019 (2.916 to 3.125) †b 2.768 (2.600 to 2.946) †c 3.970 (3.671 to 4.292) †d 2.119 (1.960 to 2.291) |
2 | 908 | 304 | 203 | 189 | 15 467 | 2938 | 1366 | 2405 | |
3 | 721 | 230 | 154 | 141 | 14 127 | 2490 | 1229 | 1994 | |
4 | 512 | 127 | 94 | 78 | 13 159 | 2020 | 1023 | 1575 | |
5 (least deprived) | 326 | 84 | 58 | 47 | 11 419 | 1487 | 813 | 1108 |
Reference groups: no intellectual disabilities, male, most deprived, age (continuous).
*Deaths at age 25–74 only as per the ONS definition of avoidable mortality.
†a-d - Cox regression HR for risk of deaths (all, avoidable, treatable and preventable) by intellectual disabilities versus controls (total column=unadjusted and **adjusted for age, sex and SIMD).
SIMD, Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.