Table 1 Anthropometric indices weight for age, height for age and BMI-for-age in PKU patients between 4 and 18 years
From: Growth and Nutritional Status of Phenylketonuric Children and Adolescents
variables | All PKU (N = 80) | z-scores | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
-1 SD - +1 SD | < -1 SD | +1 SD < | ||
Height/age z-scores | 0.21 ± 1.40 | 44 (55%) | 14 (17.5%) | 22 (27.5%) |
Weight/age z-scores | 0.64 ± 1.06 | 46 (57.5%) | 4 (5%) | 30 (37.5%) |
BMI/age z-scores | 0.70 ± 1.08 | 38 (47.5%) | 7 (8.8%) | 35 (43.8%) |