Table 6.
Previous studies of obesity among individuals with fragile X and the FORWARD study
| Reference number |
Source of FXS Participants | Age Range |
Number of Patients |
Males | Females | Related Variables | Type of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | National Fragile X Foundation, FRAXA Research Foundation, Conquer Fragile X Foundation | all ages | 963 | 839 | 236 | gender, age, overall health, learning, food habits | cross sectional |
| 7 | FXCRC | all ages | 260 | 198 | 62 | age, gender | cross sectional |
| 8 | University of Wisconsin study | >19 | 134 | age, gender, ASD | longitudinal−9 years | ||
| Current study | FORWARD Database, version 4 | all ages | 1223 | 954 | 269 | age, gender, cognition psychoactive medications | Longitudinal, median follow up =38.9 months |