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Table 2 Excess weight reported in individual studies

From: Overweight and obesity in adult patients with phenylketonuria: a systematic review

First author, year

Sample size

PKU gender

Mean/median BMI

(kg/m2)

Overweight frequency (%)

Obesity frequency (%)

PR

(95% CI)

Trend

(p value)

PKU

Controls

Males

Females

PKU

Controls

PKU

Controls

PKU (female/male)

Controls

Azabdaftari,

2019 [8]

23

28

13

10

27.6 ± 5.4

23.4 ± 6.4

19

NR

33

(50/18)

NR

NA

p < 0.001

Burton,

2018 [14]

3691

18455

1341

2350

NR

NR

5.35

2.25

NR

NR

2.06

p < 0.0001

Trefz,

2019 [15]

377

3770

158

219

NR

NR

15.9*

11.2*

*

*

1.43

(1.11–1.83)

Signifcantly different

Robertson,

2013 [9]

236

NA

115

121

26 ± 5.4

NA

31

NA

24

(34/17)

NA

NA

Similar to background population

Jani,

2017 [16]

27

NA

9

18

27.1

NA

NR

NA

NR

NA

NA

Slightly higher than background population

Ozel,

2014 [17]

164

NA

63

101

NR

NA

15.2–42

NA

4.5–24.2

NA

NA

Less or similar to background population

Couce,#

2018 [19]

41#

25#

17#

24#

NR

NR

35.9#

12.9#

17.9#

22.5#

NA

NA

Williams,

2015 [18]

41

NA

15

26

30.3 ± 1.8

NA

14

NA

72

NA

NA

NA

  1. CI confidence interval, NA not applicable, NR not reported, PKU phenylketonuria, PR prevalence ratio
  2. *Total prevalence of overweight and obesity (BMI of ≥ 25 kg/m2)
  3. #Data are extrapolated from original data of the study