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Winter, C. F.; Hermans, H.; Evenhuis, H. M.; Echteld, M. A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2015
Background: Depression, anxiety, diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors are frequent health problems among older people with intellectual disability (ID). These conditions may be bidirectionally related. Depression and anxiety may have biological effects causing glucose intolerance, fat accumulation and also lifestyle changes causing metabolic…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Correlation
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Jansen, J.; Rozeboom, W.; Penning, C.; Evenhuis, H. M. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2013
Background: Epidemiological information on age-related cardiovascular disease in people with intellectual disability (ID) is scarce and inconclusive. We compared prevalence and incidence of cerebrovascular accident and myocardial infarction over age 50 in a residential population with ID to that in a general practice population. Method: Lifetime…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Aging (Individuals), Heart Disorders, Incidence