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Table 7 Dietary treatment in the 14 Austrian patients with LCHADD, calculated from a dietary protocol

From: Clinical outcome, biochemical and therapeutic follow-up in 14 Austrian patients with Long-Chain 3-Hydroxy Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (LCHADD)

Patient

Age at evaluation

Body weight (kg)

Total fat intake

% MCT of fat in diet

Walnut oil (in ml and g/kg/d)

Heptanoate (C7) (in ml and g/kg/d)

C7 since

DHA suppl.

kcal/d

1

15.0 y

72,6

30%

20%

0 ml

-

 

+267 mg

3000

2

13.5 y

55.5

40%

50%

5 ml = 0.10

30 ml = 0.60

9.4 y

-

1800

3

10.0 y

29.7

33.5%

72%

10 ml = 0.34

-

 

+89 mg

1700

4

7.2 y

24.9

25%

52%

10 ml = 0.40

20 ml = 0.80

7 y

-

1738

5

7.3 y

29.0

27%

56%

3 ml = 0.10

-

 

*200 mg

1653

6

2.7 y

13.3

36%

47%

6 ml = 0.45

10 ml = 0.75

13 m

-

953

7

10.6 y

36.9

29%

69%

10 ml = 0.27

-

 

+89 mg

1900

8 #

4.0 y

17.4

15%

80%

10 ml = 0.57

10 ml = 0.60

13 m

-

1452

9

10.7 y

25.0

21%

68%

2 ml = 0.08

-

 

*200 mg

1850

10

9.3 y

25.1

28%

70%

13 ml = 0.52

-

 

*100 mg

1782

11

3.7 y

15.4

25%

64%

13 ml = 0.84

-

 

+89 mg

1300

12

2.8 y

15.3

30%

63%

4 ml = 0.26

-

 

*100 mg

1377

13

2.7 y

11.1

30%

61%

3 ml = 0.27

-

 

*150 mg

1166

14

0.9 y

8.62

33%

65%

3 ml = 0.35

-

 

*150 mg

862

Median

5.6 y

 

28.5%

62%

0.34

    

Range

0.9 – 15.0

 

15 – 40

20 – 80

0.08 – 0.84

    
  1. Amount of fat in diet, % MCT (middle chain triglycerides) in diet, walnut oil and C7 intake in ml and g/kg/day, *DHA supplementation: Key Omega® 4 g sachet, containing 100 mg DHA; + 1 fish oil capsule, containing 89 mg DHA. #Patient 8 received C7 from age 3.75 until age 5 in an amount of 10 ml/d (=0.6 g/kg/d). (y) years; (m) months.