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. 2012 Oct 9;7:77. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-7-77

Table 2.

GD clinical, biological and imaging characteristics at specific times for 247 recently treated (2009–2010) patients

Characteristic No. At diagnosis No. At ERT/SRT onset No. At closing date
Years since diagnosis, median (range) [IQR]
247

247
9.2 (0–47) [1.5;17.7]
247
17.6 (0.1–66.2) [9.3;26.2]
Age, years, median (range) [IQR]
247
22.2 (0.5–67.5) [8.7;34.7]
247
36 (1–79) [20.9;48.2]
247
43.4 (3.2–82.4) [29.9;56.7]
Clinical involvement, n (%)*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Pigmentation
184
10 (5.4)
186
14 (7.5)
167
1 (0.6)
 Asthenia
184
84 (45.7)
186
106 (57)
167
44 (26.3)
 Abdominal pain
184
29 (15.8)
186
43 (23.1)
167
8 (4.8)
 Chronic bone pain
184
70 (38.0)
186
79 (42.5)
167
41 (24.6)
 Bone crisis
184
25 (13.6)
186
46 (24.7)
167
12 (7.2)
 Bleeding
184
57 (31)
186
58 (31.2)
167
12 (7.2)
 Neurological sign
184
7 (3.8)
186
14 (7.5)
167
9 (5.4)
 Other
184
11 (6)
186
10 (5.4)
167
42 (25.1)
 Body mass index, kg/m2, median (range)
49
16.6 (13.6–28.1)
78
20.3 (13.6–28.1)
53
22.2 (14.6–34.4)
 Underweight, n (%)
 
31 (62.3)
 
31 (39.7)
 
7 (13.2)
 Normal, n (%)
 
14 (28.6)
 
41 (52.6)
 
35 (66.0)
 Overweight/obese, n (%)
 
4 (8.1)
 
6 (7.7)
 
11 (20.8)
 Liver and spleen*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Splenectomy, n (%)
247
41 (16.6)
247
63 (25.5)
247
65 (26.3)
 Splenomegaly†, n (%)
176
174 (98.9)
129
124 (96.1)
76
42 (55.3)
 Splenic US, median (range) of  largest diameter, cm
54
15.8 (10–32)
86
18.9 (10–41)
44
13.6 (8–24)
 Hepatomegaly, n (%)
146
116 (79.5)
140
118 (84.3)
90
40 (44.4)
 Liver US, (median (range) of  largest diameter, cm
23
15 (8.4–22)
81
17.6 (8.4–37)
34
15 (9–22)
Biological parameter, median (range)†
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Hemoglobin (g/dL)
140
11.5 (5.3–18.9)
169
11.7 (5.4–17)
188
13.2 (8–16.4)
 Leukocyte (×103/mm3)
126
4.9 (0.6–15.4)
153
4.8 (0.5–24)
102
5.7 (2.1–14.1)
 Platelet count (×103/mm3)
161
81 (20–420)
185
80 (18–449)
187
160 (18–553)
 Platelets (×103/mm3) without  splenectomy
127
80 (20–246)
137
72 (18–189)
144
139 (18–304)
 Chitotriosidase (nmol/mL/h)
43
8,900 (239–47,500)
71
9,000 (360–85,500)
106
992 (19–53,400)
 TRAP (IU/L)
5
7.1 (1.1–28)
29
10 (4–38)
24
4.5 (1–18.8)
 ACE (IU/L)
17
183 (93–1000)
51
190 (3.4–450)
48
57.5 (12–380)
 Ferritin (ng/L)
36
500 (40–5000)
74
621 (63–3,230)
72
337 (40–2,200)
 Gammaglobulin (g/L)
14
15.8 (9–28.7)
44
15 (6.6–36)
36
12 (5.4–19.9)
Imaging of bone lesions*, n (%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Erlenmeyer flask
43
9 (20.9)
61
17 (27.9)
50
4 (8)
 Osteopenia
43
6 (14)
61
15 (24.6)
50
4 (8)
 Cortical erosion
43
3 (7)
61
3 (4.9)
50
0
 Lytic lesion
43
4 (9.3)
61
5 (8.2)
50
5 (10)
 Avascular necrosis sequelae
43
6 (14)
61
11 (18.0)
50
4 (8)
 Infarct sequelae
43
6 (14)
61
8 (13.1)
50
2 (4)
 Fracture sequelae
43
0
61
2 (3.3)
50
1 (2)
 Infiltration on MRI
40
31 (77.5)
72
53 (73.6)
80
40 (50)
99mTc-Hyperfixation
31
19 (61.3)
56
42 (75)
41
30 (73.2)
99mTc-Hypofixation
31
5 (16.1)
56
5 (8.9)
41
0
Bone densitometry, median (range)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 T-score neck
10
−0.6 (−2.1 to 1.1)
27
−1.4 (−4.2 to 1.4)
28
−0.6 (−2.9 to 4.5)
 T-score lumbar
8
−1.5 (−2.8 to −0.5)
22
−1.8 (−4.2 to 0.8)
29
−0.9 (−3.0 to 6.2)
 Z-score neck
10
−0.8 (−2.1 to 1)
20
−0.8 (−2.1 to 1.9)
26
−0.5 (−2.6 to 4.4)
 Z-score lumbar 7 −1.9 (−3 to 0.3) 15 −1.1 (−3.1 to 0.5) 24 −0.1 (−3.0 to 7.1)

US ultrasound, MRI magnetic resonance imaging.

*Data from 31 patients were used at diagnosis and at ERT/SRT onset.

†Splenomegaly in non-splenectomized patients.