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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: The importance of early diagnosis and views on newborn screening in metachromatic leukodystrophy: results of a Caregiver Survey in the UK and Republic of Ireland

 

Late infantile

(N = 13)

Early juvenile

(N = 6)

Late juvenile

(N = 2)

Adult onset

(N = 3)

Total

(N = 24)

Current age or age at deatha, years

     

Mean (SD)

5.5 (1.5)

12.3 (2.3)

24.0 (12.7)

39.0 (9.0)

12.9 (12.1)

Median

6 0.0

12.5

24.0

39.0

7.3

Range

2–7.5

9–16

15–33

30–48

2–48

Age symptoms first appeared, years

     

Mean (SD)

1.4 (0.7)b

4.6 (1.1)c

10.5 (4.9)

22.5 (3.5)d

5.7 (7.0)e

Median

1.3b

5.0c

10.5

22.5d

2.8e

Range

0.3–2.5b

3–6c

7–14

20–25d

0.3–25e

Age at diagnosis, years

     

Mean (SD)

2.4 (0.4)b

5.9 (0.3)c

11.5 (4.9)

24.5 (2.1)d

6.9 (7.2)e

Median

2.5b

6.0c

11.5

24.5d

4.3e

Range

1.5–3b

5.5–6.2c

8–15

23–26d

1.5–26e

Diagnostic delay, years

     

Mean (SD)

0.9 (0.8)b

1.3 (1.2)c

1.0 (0)

2.0 (1.4)d

1.2 (0.9)e

Median

0.8b

1.2c

1.0

2.0d

1.0e

Range

0–2.3b

0–3c

0

1–3d

0–3e

  1. a Three patients were deceased at the time of the survey
  2. b Reported for 9 patients only
  3. c Reported for 5 patients only
  4. d Reported for 2 patients only
  5. e Reported for 18 patients only
  6. SD = standard deviation