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Table 3 Demographics of participants with ID

From: ‘Get Healthy!’ physical activity and healthy eating intervention for adults with intellectual disability: results from the feasibility pilot

Age (years)

Gender

Level of ID

Mobility status

Type of residence

Co-morbidities

Mean: 46

SD: 13

Range: 28–62 a

Male (n = 4)

Female (n = 2)

Moderate b (n = 6)

Able to ambulate independently (n = 5)

Ambulate with cane (n = 1)

Group disability housing (n = 4)

With family (n = 1)

Independently (n = 1)

Obese (n = 3)

Overweight (n = 2)

Autism (n = 1)

Impaired glucose tolerance (n = 1)

Ventricular septal defect, and valvular heart anomalies (n = 1)

  1. aFour of the six participants were aged 40 years and over. A further two participants below this age bracket were included because they expressed an interest in improving cardiometabolic fitness
  2. bLevel of ID was based on the assessment of the research team delivering the ‘Get Healthy!’ intervention