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Table 1 Characteristics of patients included

From: Health care transition for patients with vascular malformations: a French multicenter cross-sectional study

 

Missing data

N = 90

Demographic characteristics

Age, years

2

21.0 [20.0–22.25]

Female sex

0

51 (56.7)

Clinical features of vascular malformation

Vascular malformation type

0

 

 Simple venous malformation

 

38 (42.2)

 Simple lymphatic malformation

 

12 (13.4)

 Simple arteriovenous malformation

 

9 (10.0)

 Combined malformation (capillary/venous/lymphatic)

 

20 (22.2)

 Vascular malformation associated with other anomalies

 

11 (12.2)

Location*

1

 

 Head and neck/tongue

 

30 (33.3)

 Trunk/gluteal area

 

22 (24.4)

 Upper limb

 

16 (17.8)

 Lower limb

 

36 (40.0)

Age at diagnosis

10

3.0 [0.0–11.0]

Treatment of malformation*

0

 

 Therapeutic abstention

 

5 (5.6)

 Sclerotherapy/embolization

 

42 (46.7)

 Drugs

 

34 (37.8)

 Physical treatment (bandages, drainage, laser)

 

31 (34.4)

 Surgery

 

44 (48.9)

Medical data puberty

Age at first period (for women only)

7

13.0 [12.0–14.0]

Age at growth spurt

65

13.0 [12.0–14.0]

Aggravation of the malformation in puberty (reported in the medical record)

7

35 (38.9)

Aggravation of the malformation in puberty (reported by the patient)

43

35 (74.5)

  1. Results are n (%) for categorical variables and median [interquartile range] for quantitative variables
  2. *A patient may have several characteristics