Overweight and obesity in older people with intellectual disability

► Obesity as measured by BMI is more prevalent in older people with intellectual than in the general population. ► Using waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio more obesity than overweight is found in older people with ID, which indicates cardiovascular morbidity risk. ► Risk groups are women, people with higher age, less severe ID, more independent functioning, Down syndrome, less physical activity and use of atypical antipsychotics.