Table 1. Clinical characteristics of patients with MFS.
Values | |
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Age at diagnosis (years) | 35.9±12.6 |
Age at last follow-up (years) | 39.8±12.5 |
Male | 172 (50.1) |
Height (cm) | 177.5±11.3 |
Male | 184.4±10.0 |
Female | 170.5±7.7 |
Weight (kg) | 66.3±15.1 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 20.9±3.5 |
Wrist and thumb sign | 216 (71.1) |
Wrist or thumb sign | 7 (2.3) |
Pectus carinatum deformity | 27 (8.2) |
Pectus excavatum or chest asymmetry | 50 (15.2) |
Hindfoot deformity | 8 (2.6) |
Plain pes planus | 170 (55.6) |
Protrusio acetabuli | 205 (64.3) |
Increased arm/height | 45 (15.0) |
Scoliosis or thoracolumbar kyphosis | 62 (19.1) |
Reduced elbow extension | 53 (17.5) |
Facial features (3/5) | 231 (75.2) |
Pneumothorax | 57 (17.9) |
Skin striae | 213 (69.8) |
Myopia | 162 (70.4) |
Mitral valve prolapse (all types) | 95 (29.3) |
Dural ectasia | 196 (61.8) |
Continuous variables are presented as mean±one standard deviation, and categorical variables as numbers and percentages. MFS: Marfan syndrome