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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am Heart J. 2020 Apr 4;224:192–200. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2020.03.022

Table 1:

Demographics of the Fontan Cohort

Fontan 1
2003–2004
Fontan 2
2009–2011
Fontan 3
2013–2014
N 546 427 362
Males (n, %) 329 (60%) 249 (58%) 221 (61%)
Mean age (yrs; mean±SD) 12 ± 3.4 19 ± 3.4 21 ± 3.5
Transplanted before next study visit (n) NA 13 1
Death before next study visit (n) 16 10 6
Lost to Follow-up or unwilling to consent (n) NA 80 (from F1-F2) 58 (from F2-F3)
Anthropometry
Height z-scores (mean±SD) 0.67 ± 1.27 (N=544) 0.60 ± 1.34 (N=423) 0.43 ± 1.14 (N=362)
BMI z-scores (ages ≤20 years; mean±SD) 0.05 ± 1.13 (N=544) 0.06 ± 1.26 (N=288) 0.15 ± 1.27 (N=161)
BMI (ages >20 years; mean±SD) NA 24.08 ± 4.22 (N=135) 24.38 ± 4.81 (N=201)
Change in Anthropometry
Change in Height z-scores from F1 (mean±SD) NA 0.04±0.91
(N=421)
0.17±0.85
(N=361)
Change in BMI z-scores from F1 (ages ≤20 years; mean±SD) NA 0.08±0.92
(N=421)
0.13±0.95
(N=361)
Change in BMI from F2 (ages >20 years; mean±SD) NA NA 3.99±3.58
(N=102)
Ventricular Morphology
RV (n, %) 184 (34%) 140 (33%) 112 (31%)
LV (n, %) 265 (48%) 214 (50%) 186 (51%)
Mixed (n, %) 97 (18%) 73 (17%) 64 (18%)
Quality of Life
PedsQL
Total PedsQL Score NA 74.19±16.15
(N=405)
74.67±16.36
(N=362)
Physical Functioning NA 74.69±18.24
(N=403)
74.21±19.38
(N=362)
Perceived Physical Appearance NA 76.93±23.71
(N=401)
79.49±23.96
(N=362)
Emotional functioning NA 73.67±20.55
(N=403)
73.54±21.37
(N=362)
Social functioning NA 78.24±20.28
(N=404)
79.64±18.52
(N=362)
School functioning NA 70.21±19.93
(N=402)
71.21±20.25
(N=362)
Psychosocial health summary NA 73.98±16.90
(N=404)
74.92±16.80
(N=362)
Health problems and treatment NA 68.24±19.53
(N=405)
68.74±18.92
(N=362)
Treatment II NA 89.00±13.32
(N=352)
77.54±33.76
(N=362)
Treatment anxiety NA 81.06±23.76
(N=403)
82.99±22.50
(N=362)
Cognitive problem NA 67.23±22.64
(N=402)
68.57±22.65
(N=362)
Communication problem NA 72.88±25.01
(N=401)
74.26±24.37
(N=362)
Exercise Testing
VO2 Max (mean±SD) 64.55±16.41
(N=403)
NA 58.15±17.12
(N=336)
Change in VO2 Max from F1 (mean±SD) NA NA 7.36±16.83
(N=264)