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. 2021 Oct 14;16:431. doi: 10.1186/s13023-021-02034-6

Table 4.

Other manifestations of the GAUCHERITE cohort and subgroups at recruitment

Variables Categories* Entire cohort (N = 250) [%] Children
(N = 26) [%]
Adults
(N = 224) [%]
Gaucher Type 1 (N = 223) [%] Gaucher Type 3 (N = 27) [%]
Gallstones Yes 79 [32] 1 [4] 78 [35] 75 34] 4 [15]
Age at diagnosis, years, mean ± SD 41 ± 13 16 ± 0 42 ± 12 42 ± 12 35 ± 19
Median (range) 40 (11–66) 16 (16) 40 (11–66) 40 (11–66) 35 (16–55)
Age unknown 5 5 5
No 171 [68] 25 [96] 146 [65] 148 [66] 23 [85]
Path to diagnosis of gallstones Incidental 43 [54] 1 [100] 42 [54] 40 [53] 3 75]
Symptoms prompted investigations 32 [41] 32 [41] 31 [41.5] 1 [25]
Unknown 4 [5] 4 [5] 4 [5.5]
Cholecystectomy Yes 37 [15] 1 4] 36 [16] 35 [16] 2 [7]
Age at cholecystectomy, years, 39 ± 13 16 ± 0 39 ± 12 39 ± 12 35 ± 28
mean ± SD
Median (range) 37 (16–69) 16 37 (18–69) 37 (18–69) 35 (16–55)
Missing age 1 1 1
No 213 [85] 25 [96] 188 [84] 188 [84] 25 [93]
Cancer Yes 23 [9] 23 [10] 23 [10]
Haematological 4 4 (17%) 4 (17%)
Non-haematological 19 19 (83%) 19 (83%)
Age at diagnosis, years, mean ± SD 59 ± 15 58 ± 15 59 ± 15
Median (range) 62 (18–83) 62 (18–83) 62 (18–83)
No 227 [91] 26 [100] 201 [90] 200 [90] 27 [100]

Hepatic

Disease

Yes 14 [6] 14 [6] 9 [4] 5 [19]
Age at diagnosis, years, mean ± SD 40 ± 17 40 ± 17 47 ± 12 27 ± 18
Median (range) 41 (6–75) 41 (6–75) 45 (37–75) 24 (6–55)
No 236 [94] 26 [100] 210 [94] 214 [96] 22 [81]
Pulmonary disease Yes 29 12] 8 31] 21 [9] 7 [3] 22 [81.5]
Age at diagnosis, years, mean ± SD 19 ± 22 5 ± 2 24 ± 24 39 ± 28 12 ± 15
Median (range) 8 (1–72) 5 (2–9) 14 (1–72) 51 (4–72) 6 (1–57)
No 221 [88] 18 [69] 203 [91] 216 [97] 5 [18.5]

SD standard deviation

*Continuous variables are expressed as mean ± SD and median (range)