Table 1.
Demographic features and disease course of the patients (n=48)
| Demographics | (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Female | 68.8 |
| Male | 31.2 |
| Age at onset (years), mean±SD | 7.6±3.6 |
| Age at diagnosis (years), mean±SD | 8.2±3.7 |
| Diagnostic delay (months), median (minimum–maximum) |
3.0 (1–48) |
| Follow-up duration (months), | |
| median (minimum–maximum) | 35.0 (6–144) |
| Disease course | |
| Monocyclic | 60.4* |
| Polycyclic | 14.6 |
| Chronic persistent | 25.0 |
*
: Eleven patients with monocyclic course had follow-up duration of <24 months and they were provisionally classified as having a monocyclic course. SD: Standard deviation.