Clinical Predictors of Mortality in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities with and without Down Syndrome

Table 3

Summary of key variables entered into the survival model (continuous variables).

Variable	Variable detail	Non-DS		DS		Total
		Mean (SE)	Range	Mean (SE)	Range	Mean (SE)	Range
Years followed	As of July 2011	13.26 (0.25)	0.59–16.10	12.26 (0.39)	0.0–16.05	12.93 (0.21)	0–16.10
Age	Baseline	43.06 (0.85)	17–83	40.07 (0.92)	20–61	42.08 (0.66)	17–83
DMR (baseline)*	Practical skills subscale score	2.20 (0.24)	0–16	0.98 (0.22)	0–16	1.81 (0.18)	0–16
Reiss Screen baseline	Depression (Behavioral)	1.30 (0.11)	0–8	0.93 (0.13)	0–7	1.18 (0.08)	0–8
	Depression (Physical)	1.33 (0.10)	0–6	1.44 (0.16)	0–7	1.36 (0.09)	0–7
DMR change per year**	Sum of Cognitive Scores (SCS)	0.33 (0.11)	−5.26–13.14	0.71 (0.18)	−2.12–11.99	0.45 (0.10)	−5.26–13.14
DMR change per year**	Sum of Social Scores (SOS)	0.50 (0.12)	−3.92–8.34	0.82 (0.23)	−6.84–11.60	0.61 (0.11)	−6.84 −11.60

*Higher scores indicate greater deficits.
**Higher scores indicate greater yearly increase in deficits between 1995 and 2001.