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. 2021 Mar 5;23(7):1202–1210. doi: 10.1038/s41436-021-01119-8

Table 2.

Significant associations between clinical features and sex or variant group.

Feature Association p valuea
Females Males
De novo variants (n[%]) 35 (92.1) 15 (62.5) 0.007
Gestation (weeks, m[IQR]) 39 (38; 39) 36 (35.3; 38.5) 0.003
Birth length SD (m[IQR]) −0.01 (−0.41; 1.24) −1.07 (−1.75; −0.53) 0.013
Height SD (m[IQR])a −1.2 (−2.67; −0.77) −2.18 (−3.76; −1.94) 0.005
Independent walking (n[%]) 21 (95.5) 10 (50) 0.001
Developed speech (n[%]) 20 (90.9) 10 (50) 0.003
ID severity 0.021
 Mild (n[%]) 7 (33.3) 2 (11.1)
 Moderate (n[%]) 7 (33.3) 2 (11.1)
 Severe (n[%]) 7 (33.3) 14 (77.8)
Behavioral problems (n[%]) 18 (75) 6 (35.3) 0.011
Ectodermal anomalies (n[%]) 31 (100) 14 (82.4) 0.039
Gastrointestinal problems (n[%]) 18 (62.1) 22 (88) 0.03
PAV PTV
De novo variants (n[%]) 8 (57.1) 42 (87.5) 0.02
Age at last examination (years, m[IQR]) 12 (6.5; 14.08) 6.35 (1.94; 11.02) 0.043
Birth length SD (m[IQR]) −1.56 (−1.86; −0.9) −0.29 (−0.98; 0.93) 0.034

ID  intellectual disability, IQR  interquartile range, m  median, PAV  protein-altering variant, PTV  protein-truncating variant.

aAt last examination.