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Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics: Individuals with CG discussed during interviews

From: Understanding the patient experience of Classic Galactosemia in pediatric and adult patients: increased disease burden, challenges with daily living, and how they evolve over time

Demographic characteristics

Total (N = 17)

Adults with CG

Children (under 18 years) with CG

Total adults

(n = 7)

Self-reported (n = 5)

Caregiver-reported (n = 2)

Total pediatric

(n = 10)

 < 2 years

(n = 2)

2–6 years

(n = 5)

7–12 years

(n = 3)

13–17 years

(n = 0)

Age (years)

Mean (SD)

15.2 (16.57)

31.6 (13.76)

28.6 (4.98)

39.0 (29.70)

3.8 (3.05)

1.0 (0.00)

2.4 (0.89)

8.0 (1.00)

–

Median

8.0

27.0

27.0

39.0

2.0

1.0

2.0

8.0

–

Min, max

1, 60

18, 60

25, 37

18, 60

1, 9

1, 1

2, 4

7, 9

–

Race, n (%)

         

White

17 (100%)

7 (100%)

5 (100%)

2 (100%)

10 (100%)

2 (100%)

5 (100%)

3 (100%)

–

Ethnicity, n (%)

Not Hispanic/Latino

17 (100%)

7 (100%)

5 (100%)

2 (100%)

10 (100%)

2 (100%)

5 (100%)

3 (100%)

–

Gender, n (%)

Female

9 (52.9%)

3 (42.9%)

2 (40.0%)

1 (50.0%)

6 (60.0%)

1 (50.0%)

2 (40.0%)

3 (100%)

–

Male

7 (41.2%)

3 (42.9%)

2 (40.0%)

1 (50.0%)

4 (40.0%)

1 (50.0%)

3 (60.0%)

0 (0%)

–

Prefer not to answer

1 (5.9%)

1 (14.3%)

1 (20.0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

–

CG diagnosis via newborn screening, n (%)

n

12

2

–

2

10

2

5

3

–

Yes

11 (91.7%)

1 (50.0%)

–

1 (50.0%)

10 (100%)

2 (100%)

5 (100%)

3 (100%)

–

No

1 (8.3%)

1 (50.0%)

–

1 (50.0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

–

  1. CG = Classic Galactosemia