Noncommunicable disease among adults with cerebral palsy

Objective

To compare the incidence of noncommunicable diseases between adults with and without cerebral palsy (CP).

Methods

A cohort study was conducted using primary care data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Cox models, stratified by matched set and adjusted for potential confounders, were fitted to compare the risk of any noncommunicable disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and...