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. 2021 Jan 21;16:38. doi: 10.1186/s13023-021-01675-x

Table 2.

Patient demographics and baseline characteristics

Ex-trial patients Treatment-naïve patients All patients
N 26 29 55
Female, number (%) 13 (50.0%) 15 (51.7%) 28 (50.9%)
Male, number (%) 13 (50.0%) 14 (48.3%) 27 (49.1%)
Age at enrolment, years
 N 26 29 55
 Mean (SD) 14.4 (11.43) 15.3 (15.30) 14.9 (13.50)
 Median 9 8 9
 Min, max 4, 41 2, 58 2, 58
Weight (kg)
 N 26 25 51
 Mean (SD) 28.0 (13.16) 25.04 (15.72) 26.6 (14.58)
 Median 23.8 16.5 21.7
 Min, max 14.2, 65.0 10.3, 62.6 10.3, 65.0
Treatment duration, years*
 N 26 29 55
 Mean (SD) 7.46 (1.62) 2.36 (0.88) 4.78 (2.86)
 Median 6.96 2.98 3.00
 Min, max 4.08, 9.54 0.99, 3.04 0.99, 9.54
6MWT, m
 N 23 24 47
 Mean (SD) 220.1 (91.47) 193.5 (105.80) 206.7 (98.86)
 Median 228 184.5 215
 Min, max 60, 433 20, 420 20, 433
FVC, L
 N 25 18 43
 Mean (SD) 0.9 (0.66) 1.2 (0.97) 1.0 (0.80)
 Median 0.6 0.8 0.7
 Min, max 0.3, 2.9 0.3, 3.9 0.3, 3.9
FEV1, L
 N 25 18 43
 Mean (SD) 0.8 (0.55) 0.9 (0.69) 0.8 (0.61)
 Median 0.6 0.7 0.6
 Min, max 0.2, 2.5 0.3, 2.4 0.2, 2.5
LVEF, %
 N 21 22 43
 Mean (SD) 66 (6) 66 (10) 65 (8.2)
 Median 65 69 65
 Min, max 55, 80 36, 82 36, 82
uKS, µg/mg creatinine
 N 26 25 51
 Mean (SD) 28.0 (16.01) 37.5 (23.3) 32.7 (20.27)
 Median 32.4 44.3 35.1
 Min, max 3.5, 50.3 2.6, 74.7 2.6, 74.7

*Treatment duration at last follow-up

FVC forced vital capacity, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in one second, kg kilograms, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, N number of patients, SD standard deviation, uKS urine keratan sulphate