Health needs and health service utilisation of children and adolescents with intellectual disability attending schools for specific purposes in Sydney, Australia

Figures & data

Table 1. Demographic and social factors.

	Totaln = 116	Clinic An = 57	Clinics B and C n = 59	Mean or proportional difference (p)
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Age (years), mean ± SD	12.6 ± 3.6	12.14 ± 3.4	13.11 ± 3.8	0.97 ± 0.4, p = 0.15^a
Gender				0.04, p = 0.6^b
Male	88 (76)	42 (74)	46 (78)
Female	28 (24)	15 (26)	13 (22)
Language other than English spoken at home	33 (28)	12 (21)	21 (36)	0.15, p = 0.08^b
Housing concern	22 (19)	11 (19)	12 (20)	0.01, p = 0.9^b
Previous or current child protection concern	22 (19)	8 (14)	14 (24)	0.1, p = 0.06^b
Parental unemployment	12 (10)	8 (14)	4 (7)	0.07, p = 0.2^c

^aIndependent-samples t-test. ^bPearson Chi Square. ^cFisher’s exact test.

Table 2. Medical co-morbidity in students with non-syndromic intellectual disability.

	Non-syndromic ID n = 97	Clinic A n = 42	Clinics B and C n = 55	Proportional difference (p)
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Sleep difficulties	40 (41)	15 (36)	25 (45)	0.09, p = 0.3^a
Constipation	31 (32)	6 (14)	25 (45)	0.31, p < 0.01^a
Obesity and overweight	22 (23)	8 (19)	14 (26)	0.07, p = 0.5^a
Allergies	21 (22)	9 (21)	12 (22)	0.01, p = 0.96^a
Epilepsy	20 (21)	8 (19)	12 (22)	0.03, p = 0.7^a
Asthma	14 (14)	10 (24)	4 (7)	0.17, p = 0.02^a
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease	11 (11)	9 (21)	15 (27)	0.06, p = 0.5^a
Obstructive sleep apnoea	10 (10)	0	10 (18)	0.18, p = 0.004^b

^aPearson Chi Square. ^bFisher’s exact test.

Table 3. Psychotropic medication use.

	Total n = 116	Clinic A n = 57	Clinics B and C n = 59	Proportional difference (p)
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Antipsychotic	40 (34)	14 (25)	26 (44)	0.19, p = 0.03^a
SSRI	20 (17)	7 (12)	13 (22)	0.1, p = 0.2^a
Stimulant	4 (3)	1 (2)	3 (5)	0.03, p = 0.6^b
Melatonin	19 (16)	8 (14)	11 (19)	0.05, p = 0.5^a
Clonidine	5 (4)	1 (2)	4 (7)	0.05, p = 0.4^b
Propranolol	9 (8)	2 (4)	7 (12)	0.08, p = 0.2^b

^aPearson Chi square. ^bFisher’s exact test.

Data availability statement

Data and materials supporting the results or analyses presented in their paper would be made available upon reasonable request, (after obtaining ethical approval for the specific data sharing request from the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network Human Research Ethics Committee).