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Table 2 Characteristics of study populationa

From: Public support for neonatal screening for Pompe disease, a broad-phenotype condition

 

Pompe (in family)

n = 58

Neutral group

n = 555

p

median age (range) b, c

52.5 (31-74)

58 (21-91)

0.002

gender: female

67%

62%

0.401

genetic disease in family d

NA

19%

NA

educational level e

  

0.694

low

21%

18%

 

middle

45%

50%

 

high

35%

33%

 

ethnicity f, g

  

0.565

Dutch

97%

93%

 

Other Western country

3%

7%

 

Non-Western country

0%

1%

 
  1. aPearson chi square except where otherwise indicated
  2. b1 missing
  3. cMann-Whitney U
  4. d missing; NA = not analyzed
  5. e16 missing
  6. f 2 missing
  7. g Fisher's exact