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. 2016 Sep 26;11:128. doi: 10.1186/s13023-016-0517-9

Table 1.

Baseline patient characteristics (N = 19)

Patient characteristics Value
Age (years), median (IQR) 38.0 (29.0–43.0)
Sex, n (%)
 Female 13 (68.4)
 Male 6 (31.6)
Race, n (%)
 White 19 (100)
Main comorbidities, n (%)a
 Hypertension 3 (15.8)
 Asthma 2 (10.5)
 Hypercholesterolaemia 2 (10.5)
Major features for TSC diagnosis, n (%)a
 Renal AML 19 (100)
 Facial angiofibromas/forehead plaque 15 (79.0)
 Cortical tuber 10 (52.6)
 Hypomelanotic macules (≥3) 7 (36.8)
 Subependymal nodule 7 (36.8)
 Non-traumatic ungual/periungual fibroma 4 (21.1)
 Single/multiple cardiac rhabdomyoma 4 (21.1)
 Lymphangiomyomatosis 3 (15.8)
 Connective tissue nevus 2 (10.5)
Minor features for TSC diagnosis, n (%)a
 Multiple renal cysts 11 (57.9)
 Multiple randomly distributed pits in dental enamel 3 (15.8)
 Bone cysts 3 (15.8)
 Non-renal hamartoma 2 (10.5)
 “Confetti” skin lesions 1 (5.26)
Sum of volumes of target renal AML lesions (cm3), median (IQR) 260.0 (127.8–322.2)
Volume of right kidney (cm3), median (IQR) 329.4 (193.0–979.7)b
Volume of left kidney (cm3), median (IQR) 299.0 (184.2–404.7)c

Abbreviations: AML angiomyolipoma, IQL interquartile range, SD standard deviation, TSC tuberous sclerosis complex

aMultiple response variable

bOne patient had previously undergone nephrectomy of right kidney and two had technical problems for renal volume assessment; N = 16

cThree patients had previously undergone nephrectomy of left kidney and one had technical problems for renal volume assessment; N = 15