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Background

Individuals living with cerebral palsy or spina bifida are at heightened risk for a number of chronic health conditions, such as secondary comorbidities, that may develop or be influenced by the disability, the presence of impairment, and/or the process of aging. However, very little is known about the prevalence and/or risk of developing secondary comorbidities among individuals living with cerebral palsy or spina bifida throughout adulthood. The objective of this study was to compare the prevalence of psychological, cardiometabolic, and musculoskeletal morbidity and multimorbidity among adults with and without cerebral palsy or spina bifida.

Methods

Privately insured beneficiaries were included if they had an International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification diagnostic code for cerebral palsy or spina bifida (n= 29,841). Adults without cerebral palsy or spina bifida were also …