Table 1.
Demographic and metabolic information for English and Italian PKU groups matched for age, gender and education, and for the whole group. Blood Phe measured in μmol/L
| PKU Group | Control Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 56 | N = 49 | |||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Age | 26.8 | 6.4 | 26.5 | 6.3 |
| Education (in years) | 14.3 | 1.9 | 14.7 | 1.8 |
| Gender (M/F) | 21//35 | 21//28 | ||
| VIQ | 101.1 | 12.9 | 110.8 | 11.4 |
| PIQ | 102.7 | 15.2 | 110.1 | 11.1 |
| FIQ | 102.2 | 14.4 | 112.3 | 11.3 |
| Childhood (0–10 years) | ||||
| Phe Average Median | 457 | 213 | ||
| Phe Fluctuation | 214 | 64 | ||
| Mean N obs. Per participant | 201 | 141 | ||
| Adolescence (11–16 years) | ||||
| Phe Average Median | 714 | 294 | ||
| Phe Fluctuation | 162 | 56 | ||
| Mean N obs. Per participant | 78 | 65 | ||
| Adulthood (17 years +) | ||||
| Phe Average Median | 859 | 307 | ||
| Phe Variation | 164 | 77 | ||
| Mean N obs. Per participant | 63 | 67 | ||
| Lifetime | ||||
| Phe Average Median | 655 | 263 | ||
| Phe Fluctuation (SD) | 179 | 58 | ||
| Mean N obs. Per participant | 341 | 213 | ||
| Current Phe | 833 | 403 | ||
| Range | 65–2081 | |||