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Table 1 Patient characteristics of the overall CGL cohort (N = 43)

From: Analysis of disease characteristics of a large patient cohort with congenital generalized lipodystrophy from the Middle East and North Africa

Characteristic

Overall cohort

Age at CGL diagnosis, years

n(available)

43

Mean (± SD)

5.1 (± 8.9)

Median (range)

1.0 (at birth–37)

Sex, n/n(available) (%)

Female

37/43 (86)

Male

6/43 (14)

Country/State, n/n(available) (%)

Egypt

1/43 (2)

Iraq

1/43 (2)

Kingdom of Bahrain

1/43 (2)

Libya

3/43 (7)

Oman

13/43 (30)

Palestine*

1/43 (2)

Saudi Arabia

20/43 (47)

Tunisia

1/43 (2)

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

2/43 (5)

Parental consanguinity, n/n(available) (%)

40/43 (93)

Family history of lipodystrophy, n/n(available) (%)

29/43 (67)

Height (cm)

n(available)

32

Mean (± SD)

92 (± 40)

Median (range)

79 (45–174)

Weight (kg)

n(available)

33

Mean (± SD)

18.2 (± 19.9)

Median (range)

9.5 (2.4–68.0)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

n(available)

30

Mean (± SD)

16.5 (± 3.7)

Median (range)

16.6 (9.9–25.0)

CGL subtype**

CGL1 (AGPAT2)

14/42 (33)

CGL2 (BSCL2)

18/42 (43)

CGL4 (CAVIN1)

10/42 (24)

Physical features, n/n(available) (%)

Acromegaloid features

25/39 (64)

Acanthosis nigricans

20/39 (51)

Hirsutism†

7/37 (19)

Organ system abnormalities, n/n(available) (%)

At least one abnormality

35/43 (81)

Bones and/or joints

8/43 (19)

Cardiovascular system

16/43 (37)

Liver

30/43 (70)

 Hepatomegaly

27/43 (63)

Pancreas

4/43 (9)

Renal system

10/43 (23)

Reproductive system‡

7/9 (78)

Spleen

14/43 (33)

 Splenomegaly

14/43 (33)

Medication history, n/n(available) (%)

Anticoagulant

1/43 (2)

Antidiabetic medication

9/43 (21)

Cardiovascular medication

7/43 (16)

Lipid-lowering medication/treatment

10/43 (23)

  1. *This patient was treated in a medical center in the UAE
  2. **A genetic diagnosis was unavailable for the single patient from Tunisia
  3. †Female patients only
  4. ‡Data presented only for post-pubertal males (aged > 12 years) and females (aged > 11 years)
  5. Data were obtained at the time of patient diagnosis and during leptin-replacement naïve follow-up visits as permitted by available medical records. Data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise indicated; percentages based on the number of patients for whom data on each characteristic were available. AGPAT2, 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase 2; BSCL2, seipin; CAVIN1, caveolae associated protein 1; CGL Congenital generalized lipodystrophy, n Number of patients exhibiting the disease characteristic, n(available), number of patients with available data