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Table 3 Interview-reported frequency of CG difficulties

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

Sign/symptom area

Participants discussed in Interviewsa (N = 17)

Adults with CG (n = 7)

Children (under 18 years) with CGb (n = 10)

Total adult patients discussed

Self-reported (n = 5)

Caregiver-reported

(n = 2)

Total pediatric patients discussed

 < 2 years

(n = 2)

2–6 years

(n = 5)

7–12 years

(n = 3)

Emotional difficulties

16

6

4

2

10

2

5

3

Social difficulties

16

7

5

2

9

1

5

3

Thinking, memory, & learning difficulties

14

7

5

2

7

1

3

3

Speech articulation difficulties

12

4

3

1

8

2

5

1

Movement difficulties

12

6

4

2

6

0

5

1

Language & communication difficulties

8

4

3

1

4

0

3

1

Ovarian failure

6

4

3

1

2

0

1

1

Vision problems related to cataracts

3

2

1

1

1

1

0

0

  1. CG = Classic Galactosemia
  2. a15 individuals participated in an interview, 10 caregivers and 5 adults. Two caregivers each discussed 2 of their children (under 18) who had CG, thus the total number of individuals discussed during the interviews is 17
  3. bNo caregivers of children in the 13–17 years age group were interviewed, thus this column is not included in the table