Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia.
Intellect Dev Disabil. 2012 Apr;50(2):92-108. doi: 10.1352/1934-9556-50.2.92.
This study describes service users with Down syndrome (N = 1,199) and a comparative sample with intellectual and developmental disabilities but not Down syndrome (N = 11,182), drawn from National Core Indicator surveys of adult service users in 25 U.S. states. Individuals with Down syndrome were younger than were individuals without Down syndrome. Men with Down syndrome were older than women with Down syndrome, whereas the reverse was true of the individuals without Down syndrome. Most (68%) people with Down syndrome had mild or moderate intellectual disability. The prevalence of vision impairment, hearing impairment, and physical disability increased with age. Adults with Down syndrome were more likely to have Alzheimer's dementia, have a hearing impairment, or be overweight, but they were less likely to have a physical disability than those without Down syndrome. Adults with Down syndrome were less likely to live in institutions or their own home, but they more likely to live in a family member's home. The results of a logistic regression showed that participants were more likely to be reported to be overweight if they had Down syndrome, were female, and were physically inactive, but they were less likely to be reported to be overweight if they were older, had more severe intellectual disability, had cerebral palsy, or were not independently mobile.
本研究描述了来自美国 25 个州的全国核心指标调查中的成年服务使用者的唐氏综合征（N=1199）和具有智力和发育障碍但没有唐氏综合征的对照组（N=11182）。唐氏综合征患者比没有唐氏综合征的患者年轻。唐氏综合征男性比唐氏综合征女性年长，而没有唐氏综合征的患者则相反。大多数（68%）唐氏综合征患者有轻度或中度智力障碍。视力障碍、听力障碍和身体残疾的患病率随着年龄的增长而增加。唐氏综合征患者更有可能患有老年痴呆症、听力障碍或超重，但他们身体残疾的可能性比没有唐氏综合征的患者小。唐氏综合征患者更不可能住在机构或自己的家中，但他们更有可能住在家庭成员的家中。逻辑回归的结果表明，如果参与者患有唐氏综合征、女性、身体不活跃，他们更有可能被报告超重，但如果他们年龄更大、智力障碍更严重、患有脑瘫或不能独立移动，他们被报告超重的可能性就更小。
