Table 2.
Main demographic and clinical characteristics of patients
| Variables | N (%) |
| Total | 106 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 64 (60) |
| Female | 42 (40) |
| Age at diagnosis (months) | |
| Median (range) | 13.8 months (0–35.6 years) |
| Gestational age (weeks) | |
| Median (range) | 39 (29–42) |
| Pancreatic status | |
| Pancreatic sufficiency | 15 (14) |
| Pancreatic insufficiency | 91 (86) |
| Heart problems | |
| No | 99 (93) |
| Yes | 7 (7) |
| Bone lesions at diagnosis | |
| No | 59 (56) |
| Yes | 47 (44) |
| Bone lesions during the first 8 years | |
| No | 74 (70) |
| Yes | 32 (30) |
| GH* | |
| No | 100 (94) |
| Yes | 6 (6) |
*In five cases after the first 8 years of life, in one case at 7.5 years.
GH, growth hormone.