American Physiological Society, American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 2(320), p. H891-H900, 2021
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00807.2020
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Adults with intellectual disability experience higher risk of premature death than the general population. Our investigation highlights increased cardiovascular risk markers and autonomic dysfunction in young adults with intellectual disability compared with control adults. Autonomic dysfunction was more marked in those with a more severe disability but independent of cardiovascular parameters. Assessment of autonomic nervous system (ANS) function may provide insight into the mechanisms of cardiometabolic disease development and progression in young adults with intellectual disability.