Table 2.

Prevalence of Psychological, Cardiometabolic, and Musculoskeletal Conditions Among White, Black, and Hispanic Adults With Cerebral Palsy/Spina Bifida

ConditionsWhite No. (%)Black No. (%)Hispanic No. (%)
Psychological
    Adjustment disorder238 (2.66)  40 (2.75)  19 (1.53)a
    Alcohol-related disorders  91 (1.02)  20 (1.37)  10 (0.80)
    Anxiety disorders930 (10.41)148 (10.16)104 (8.37)a
    Central pain444 (4.97)  84 (5.77)  49 (3.94)
    Delirium116 (1.30)  18 (1.24)  11 (0.88)
    Impulse control disorder  36 (0.40)4 (0.27)4 (0.32)
    Insomnia321 (3.59)  49 (3.36)  51 (4.10)
    Mood disorders1,329 (14.87)193 (13.25)121 (9.73)a
    Post-traumatic stress disorder  51 (0.57)7 (0.48)7 (0.56)
    Personality disorders  31 (0.35)8 (0.55)2 (0.16)
    Substance-related disorders144 (1.61)  21 (1.44)  16 (1.29)
Cardiometabolic
    Diabetes type II863 (9.66)241 (16.54)a161 (12.95)a
    Cardiac dysrhythmias826 (9.24)143 (9.81)110 (8.85)
    Chronic kidney disease202 (2.26)  68 (4.67)a  36 (2.90)
    Heart failure221 (2.47)  81 (5.56)a  28 (2.25)
    Hypercholesterolemia912 (10.21)179 (12.29)a114 (9.17)
    Hypertension2,515 (28.15)581 (39.88)a277 (22.28)a
    Liver disease; nonalcoholic  94 (1.05)  11 (0.75)  24 (1.93)a
    Peripheral and visceral atherosclerosis399 (4.47)  99 (6.79)a  39 (3.14)a
Musculoskeletal
    Muscle atrophy  66 (0.74)  10 (0.69)5 (0.40)
    Myalgia537 (6.01)  80 (5.49)  59 (4.75)
    Osteoarthritis991 (11.09)195 (13.38)a106 (8.53)a
    Osteoporosis421 (4.71)  59 (4.05)  47 (3.78)
    Other connective tissue disorder2,963 (33.16)501 (34.39)308 (24.78)a
    Pathological fracture  71 (0.79)4 (0.27)a6 (0.48)
    Rheumatoid arthritis163 (1.82)  32 (2.20)  29 (2.33)
  • Note: data source is the 2007-2017 Clinformatics Data Mart (Optumlnsight).

  • a Significant (P value <0.05).