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. 2020 Sep 3;12(9):2686. doi: 10.3390/nu12092686

Table 2.

Baseline demographics and treatment in the substudy cohort.

Baseline Demographics
Subject 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Age (years) 11 11 12 9 7 11 15
Weight (kg) 60.3 53.3 45.9 25.8 26.6 45.6 55.8
Height (cm) 152.3 147.5 155.8 124.5 119.7 154.8 174.4
PKU classification Classical Classical Moderate Classical Classical Classical Classical
Blood Phe on diagnosis (µmol/L) 1700 1680 900 1390 1590 2520 2690
Gender Female Female Male Male Male Male Male
Ethnicity Pakistani Pakistani White European White British Mixed race White British White British
Diet and Protein-Substitute Profile
Natural protein allowance (g/day) 4.0 4.0 7.0 3.0 6.5 7.5 18.0
Protein equivalent from usual protein substitutes g/day (g/kg/day) 60.0 (1.0) 60.0 (1.1) 60.0 (1.3) 80.0 (3.1) 60.0 (2.3) 80.0 (1.7) 60.0 (1.2)
Number of different protein substitutes/day 2 2 2 1 2 2 1
Number of doses/day 3 3 4 4 4 4 3
Study Product Treatment Schedule and Preparation
Daily dose (g) 24.0 24.0 24.0 32.0 24.0 24.0 24.0
Protein equivalent from study product (g) 15.0 15.0 15.0 20.0 15.0 15.0 15.0
Total daily protein equivalent from all protein substitutes (g) 1 55.0 55.0 55.0 80.0 60.0 75.0 55.0
Protein equivalent from study product
(% of daily intake)
27.3 27.3 27.3 25.0 25.0 20.0 27.3
Method of administration In fruit juice In fruit juice Food and drinks In fruit juice In fruit juice and food Fruit smoothie Smoothie
Timing of administration of study product Evening Evening Evening Evening Morning midday and bedtime Morning or evening Morning or evening
Comments on
study product
Left some bits behind on cup Last bit was hard to take No comments No comments No comments Required blender to mix No comments

1 Subject 1, Subject 2 and Subject 6 were 5 g of protein short of their pre-study dose due to differences in sizes of protein substitute sachets/pouches when incorporating the study product with existing protein-substitute diet plan. Abbreviations: Phe: phenylalanine; PKU: phenylketonuria.