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. 2018 Aug 28;10(9):1179. doi: 10.3390/nu10091179

Table 1.

Characteristics of participants.

Variable PKU a 8–12 years (n = 18) PKU > 13 years (n = 68)
Mean (SD b) Median (25th–75th Centile) Mean (SD) Median (25th–75th Centile)
Metabolic Control
Phe (µmol/L) 268.5 (72.4) 272.6 (204.2–277.4) 569.0 (325.4) 471.9 (338.2–738.5)
Anthropometry c Childhood and adolescence (n = 30) Adult (n = 56)
Mean (SD) Median (25th–75th centile) Mean (SD) Median (25th–75th centile)
BMI d (kg/m2 ) 22.9 (4.6) 21.8 (19.7–25.6)
BMI Z-score 0.53 (1.0) 0.44 (−0.32–1.29)
Underweight (%) 0 10.7
Normal-weight (%) 72.4 67.8
Overweight (%) 17.2 12.5
Obese (%) 10.3 8.9

a PKU: phenylketonuria; b SD: standard deviation; c according to WHO (http://www.who.int/en/); d BMI: body mass index.