Cardiovascular risk and treatment for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities. 2016

Steven R Erickson, and Patrick Spoutz, and Michael Dorsch, and Barry Bleske
University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, United States. Electronic address: serick@med.umich.edu.

BACKGROUND People with intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDDs) face the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) similar to the general population. The purpose of this study was to describe and compare the presence of CVD risk factors, the atherosclerotic cardiovascular (ASCVD) risk score, and medication prescribing patterns for medications to treat related risk factors for patients with IDD and those without. METHODS This was a retrospective study of patients age 18years and older of a health system's primary care medicine practices. The IDD group had documentation of a diagnosis related to IDD. The comparison group was a random sample of patients from the same practices who had no indication of IDD. Patient characteristics included demographics, smoking status, cholesterol, and blood pressure. The presence of a diagnosis of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, coronary artery disease, history of stroke or myocardial infarction, and related medication therapy were documented. The dependent variable was the estimated 10-year primary risk of ASCVD. RESULTS The IDD group included 78 patients while the GenMed group included 187. There were no significant differences in the prevalence of risk-related diagnoses or in blood pressure and cholesterol between the two groups. The estimated 10-year ASCVD risk was significantly higher in the GenMed group compared to the IDD group (p=0.02). Prescribing was similar between the groups. The regression analysis found that group assignment was not significantly associated with ASCVD risk, while age, gender, and race were. CONCLUSIONS CV risk and related treatment among patients with IDD was similar to that of the general population.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011320 Primary Health Care Care which provides integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community. (JAMA 1995;273(3):192) Primary Care,Primary Healthcare,Care, Primary,Care, Primary Health,Health Care, Primary,Healthcare, Primary
D001795 Blood Pressure Determination Techniques used for measuring BLOOD PRESSURE. Blood Pressure Determinations,Determination, Blood Pressure
D002318 Cardiovascular Diseases Pathological conditions involving the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM including the HEART; the BLOOD VESSELS; or the PERICARDIUM. Adverse Cardiac Event,Cardiac Events,Major Adverse Cardiac Events,Adverse Cardiac Events,Cardiac Event,Cardiac Event, Adverse,Cardiac Events, Adverse,Cardiovascular Disease,Disease, Cardiovascular,Event, Cardiac
D002658 Developmental Disabilities Disorders in which there is a delay in development based on that expected for a given age level or stage of development. These impairments or disabilities originate before age 18, may be expected to continue indefinitely, and constitute a substantial impairment. Biological and nonbiological factors are involved in these disorders. (From American Psychiatric Glossary, 6th ed) Child Development Deviations,Child Development Disorders,Child Development Disorders, Specific,Developmental Delay Disorders,Disabilities, Developmental,Development Disorders, Child,Child Development Deviation,Child Development Disorder,Development Deviation, Child,Development Deviations, Child,Development Disorder, Child,Developmental Delay Disorder,Developmental Disability,Deviation, Child Development,Disability, Developmental
D002784 Cholesterol The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils. Epicholesterol
D003710 Demography Statistical interpretation and description of a population with reference to distribution, composition, or structure. Demographer,Demographic,Demographic and Health Survey,Population Distribution,Accounting, Demographic,Analyses, Demographic,Analyses, Multiregional,Analysis, Period,Brass Technic,Brass Technique,Demographers,Demographic Accounting,Demographic Analysis,Demographic Factor,Demographic Factors,Demographic Impact,Demographic Impacts,Demographic Survey,Demographic Surveys,Demographic and Health Surveys,Demographics,Demography, Historical,Demography, Prehistoric,Factor, Demographic,Factors, Demographic,Family Reconstitution,Historical Demography,Impact, Demographic,Impacts, Demographic,Multiregional Analysis,Period Analysis,Population Spatial Distribution,Prehistoric Demography,Reverse Survival Method,Stable Population Method,Survey, Demographic,Surveys, Demographic,Analyses, Period,Analysis, Demographic,Analysis, Multiregional,Demographic Analyses,Demographies, Historical,Demographies, Prehistoric,Distribution, Population,Distribution, Population Spatial,Distributions, Population,Distributions, Population Spatial,Family Reconstitutions,Historical Demographies,Method, Reverse Survival,Method, Stable Population,Methods, Reverse Survival,Methods, Stable Population,Multiregional Analyses,Period Analyses,Population Distributions,Population Methods, Stable,Population Spatial Distributions,Prehistoric Demographies,Reconstitution, Family,Reconstitutions, Family,Reverse Survival Methods,Spatial Distribution, Population,Spatial Distributions, Population,Stable Population Methods,Technic, Brass,Technique, Brass
D003920 Diabetes Mellitus A heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by HYPERGLYCEMIA and GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE.
D005260 Female Females

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