TABLE 2.
Frequency of Self-Reported Clinical Conditions Among the Descendants of Pink Disease Survivors
| Children |
Grandchildren |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condition | Totala (n = 1086) | Male (n = 545) | Female (n = 513) | Total3 (n = 1366) | Male (n = 638) | Female (n = 567) |
| Autism | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| Asperger's disorder | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 5 |
| ADHD | 38 | 30 | 8 | 29 | 19 | 8 |
| Epilepsy | 18 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| Fragile X syndrome | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mental retardation | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Down syndrome | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Note. ADHD = attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
aGender was not provided for all children and grandchildren, therefore the total is not the sum of male and female in all cases.