Table 3. Major signs and clinical symptom changes showing a positive percentage over time.
In 2009 (%) | In 2020 (%) | P value | |
Sex (male) | 46.6 | 55.0 | 0.388 |
Graying of hair, hair loss | 98.1 | 97.5 | 1.000 |
Cataracts | 92.5 | 100 | 0.124 |
Skin changes | 97.4 | 97.5 | 1.000 |
Intractable skin ulcers | 87.5 | 67.5 | <0.01 |
Soft-tissue calcification | 76.7 | 87.5 | 0.048 |
Bird-like face | 96.1 | 90.0 | 0.220 |
High-pitched voice | 88.0 | 87.5 | 1.000 |
Diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance | 71.43 | 67.5 | 0.700 |
Dyslipidemia | 68.5 | 65.0 | 0.701 |
Hypertension | 34.6 | 42.5 | 0.250 |
Fatty liver | 44.2 | 52.5 | 0.330 |
Cerebral bleeding | 1.5 | 0 | 1.000 |
Cerebral infarction | 3.7 | 0 | 0.591 |
Angina pectoris or myocardial infarction | 14.8 | 2.5 | 0.049 |
Arteriosclerosis obliterans | 24.4 | 15.0 | 0.277 |
Malignant tumor | 42.4 | 20.0 | 0.010 |
Consanguineous marriage | 39.0 | 29.7 | 0.424 |
The data in this registry in 2020 was compared with the data of survey in 2009. Fisher’s exact test was used for the statistical comparison.