TABLE 1.
A questionnaire-based data tabulated for the demographics and historical data of the study subjects
| Questionnaire sections | Non-PKU subjects (n = 20) |
PKU subjects (n = 5) |
P value | Statistically significant at P < 0.01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean of weight (kg) | 15.19 | 14.16 | 0.9149 | no |
| Mean of height (cm) | 86.14 | 73.90 | 0.5291 | no |
| Mean of age (months) | 47.75 | 61.60 | 0.7540 | no |
| Gender | 11 males 9 females |
3 males 2 females |
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| Gender ratio [m/(m + f)] | 55% | 60% | 0.9725 | no |
| Color | 11 dark (55%) 1 very dark (5%) 5 medium (25%) 3 light (15%) 0 very light (0%) |
0 dark (0%) 0 very dark (0%) 0 medium (0%) 0 light (0%) 5 very light |
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| Companion animal | 8 yes (40%) 12 no (60%) |
0 yes (0%) 5 no (100%) |
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| Related parents | 6 yes (30%) 14 no (70%) |
4 yes (80%) 1 no (20%) |
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| Mode of birth | 2 natural at home (10%) 11 natural at hospital (55%) 6 natural at hospital (with pain management) (30%) 1 Cesarean section (5%) |
0 natural at home (0%) 3 natural at hospital (60%) 2 natural at hospital (with pain management) (40%) 0 Cesarean section (0%) |
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| Dietary prebiotics | 13 yes (65%) 7 no (35%) |
5 yes (100%) 0 no (0%) |
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| Probiotics | 8 yes (40%) 12 no (60%) |
0 yes (0%) 5 no (100%) |
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| Weekly Antibiotics <3 months of the study |
0 yes (0%) 20 no (100%) |
0 yes (0%) 5 no (100%) |
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| Basic vaccinations | 20 yes (100%) 0 no (0%) |
5 yes (100%) 0 no (0%) |
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| Breast milk feeding | 7 yes (35%) 13 no (65%) |
3 yes (60%) 2 no (40%) |
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| Solid food | 8 yes (40%) 12 no (60%) |
2 yes (40%) 3 no (60%) |
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| Average colony number | 15 | 15 | ||
| Average number of bacterial species | 12 | 12 | ||
| Vitamins rate/deficiencies | n/a | n/a | ||
| E.coli negative | 0 out of 23 (0%) | 5 out of 5 (100%) |