Table 1.
Follow-up Group Aa | Follow-up Group Bb | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|
n = 35 (42.7%) | n = 47 (57.3%) | ||
Gender | |||
Boys, n (%) | 24 (68.6) | 20 (42.6) | 0.02 |
Girls, n (%) | 11 (31.4) | 27 (57.4) | |
Age (years) | |||
Mean ± SD (range) | 10.19 ± 3.78 (0.11–16.7) | 11.31 ± 4.33 (1.2–17.5) | 0.22 |
Pubertal state c | |||
Prepuberal, n (%) | 19 (54.3) | 20 (42.6) | 0.29 |
Pubertal, n (%) | 16 (45.7) | 27 (57.4) | |
Ethnic origin | |||
Jewish, n (%) | 27 (77.2) | 33 (70.2) | 0.48 |
Arab, n (%) | 8 (22.8) | 14 (29.8) | |
Obesity d | |||
n (%) | 18 (51.4) | 19 (40.4) | 0.32 |
Symptoms | |||
Headache, n (%) | 28 (80) | 39 (83) | 0.73 |
Visual disturbance, n (%) | 17 (48.5) | 32 (68.1) | 0.07 |
Nausea/ vomiting, n (%) | 8 (22.8) | 12 (25.5) | 0.78 |
Tinnitus, n (%) | 2 (5.7) | 1 (2.1) | 0.39 |
Asymptomatic, n (%) | 2 (5.7) | 2 (4.2) | 0.76 |
Clinical signs | |||
CN VI palsy, n (%) | 6 (17.1) | 15 (32) | 0.12 |
Papilledema, n (%) | 32 (91.4) | 38 (80.8) | 0.18 |
CSF opening pressure, mean ± SD (range), cm of water | 39.7 ± 9.2 (28–60) | 39 ± 7.9 (28–55) | 0.74 |
SD, standard deviation; CN, cranial nerve; NA not available.
aContinuous follow-up in tertiary center; bFollow-up in community clinics or no follow-up at all; cGirls over the age of 10 years and boys over the age of 11 years; dWeight percentile ≥ 95%, data was not available for 5 children.