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Table 1 Clinical and demographic data for individuals with WFS and descriptive statistics for the typically developing (TD) group

From: Early presentation of gait impairment in Wolfram Syndrome

Gender

Age

School Year

Height (m)

Mass (kg)

Visual Acuity

Clinical Features (yrs)

female

6.4

1

1.13

19.70

20/50

WFS(5), DM(4), DI(*), OA(5), HL(no)

male

8.3

3

1.24

24.90

20/20

WFS(3), DM(3), DI(7), OA(N/A), HL(no)

male

9.3

4

1.26

24.10

20/100

WFS(7), DM(7), DI(*), OA(6), HL(no)

female

11.9

7

1.64

43.70

20/70

WFS(9), DM(6), DI(7), OA(9), HL(no)

female

12.6

7

1.38

40.50

20/250

WFS(8), DM(6), DI(11), OA(7), HL(yes)

female

12.6

6

1.45

39.30

No data

WFS(8), DM(7), DI(11), OA(8), HL(no)

female

14.7

9

1.54

45.20

20/50

WFS(13), DM(3.9), DI(N/A), OA(13), HL(yes)

male

15.4

10

1.59

46.60

20/200

WFS(11), DM(10), DI(14), OA(11), HL(no)

female

17.1

12

1.58

87.90

20/25

WFS(16), DM(5), DI(N/A), OA(16), HL(no)

male

18.9

13

1.72

60.80

20/160

WFS(7), DM(5), DI(7), OA(7), HL(yes)

male

23.9

17

1.79

87.10

20/70

WFS(17), DM(7), DI(17), OA(7), HL(yes)

female

24.7

14

1.53

73.80

++

WFS(12), DM(2), DI(12), OA(5), HL(yes)

female

25.8

17

1.64

58.10

20/100

WFS(15), DM(13), DI(19), OA(13), HL(no)

WFS Mean (SD)

15.5 (6.3)

9.2 (5.2)

1.5 (0.20)

50.1 (22.5)

  

TD Mean (SD)

13.4 (6.1)

7.8 (6.0)

1.5 (0.19)

46.4 (18.1)

n/a

N = 29 (16 females, 13 males)

  1. WFS = Age of Wolfram syndrome diagnosis, DM = onset of diabetes mellitus, OA = onset of optic atrophy, DI = onset of diabetes insipidus, HL = presence of hearing loss.
  2. * Not formally diagnosed but on DDAVP (desmopressin tablet) for enuresis.
  3. ++ individual able to detect hand motion at one foot.