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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: A qualitative study exploring why adults with intellectual disabilities and obesity want to lose weight and views of their carers

  

Male

Female

All

Able to answer question

n = 18

n = 32

n = 50

n = 39

Age

 

43.6

40.6

41.6

41.5

years (SD)

(15.9)

(14.0)

(14.6)

(14.6)

BMI

 

42.2

40.5

40.8

41.1

kg/m2 (SD)

(8.4)

(7.1)

(7.5)

(7.7)

Level ID

Mild

28

28

28

36

% (n)

(5)

(9)

(14)

(14)

 

Moderate

50

38

42

46

(9)

(12)

(21)

(18)

 

Severe

17

25

22

15

(3)

(8)

(11)

(6)

 

Profound

6

9

8

3

(1)

(3)

(4)

(1)