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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Assessing the quality and value of metabolic chart data for capturing core outcomes for pediatric medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency

Characteristic

Frequency (%)

Year of birth (n = 124)

 2006–2007

20 (16%)

 2008–2009

27 (22%)

 2010–2011

18 (15%)

 2012–2013

28 (23%)

 2014–2015

31 (25%)

Sex (female) (n = 124)

54 (44%)

Consenting treatment centre (n = 124)

 Centre A

30 (24%)

 Centre B

29 (23%)

 Centre C

15 (12%)

 Centre D

10 (8%)

 Centre E

10 (8%)

 Centre F

8 (7%)

 Centre G

5 (4%)

 Centre H

5 (4%)

Other participating centresa

12 (10%)

Ascertainment (n = 124)b

 Newborn screening method only

107 (86%)

 Newborn screening and other method(s)

13–16

 Other method(s) only

 < 5

Neonatal complications (yes) (n = 104)

32 (31%)

 Hypoglycemia

13 (13%)

 Other complications without documented hypoglycemia (e.g. respiratory distress, antibiotics, IV fluids, and/or jaundice)

19 (18%)

  1. a “Other participating centres” are those who enrolled fewer than five participants; the total number of participants from these centres is presented in the table
  2. bBased on CIMDRN’s privacy policy, cells representing less than five children are suppressed as “ < 5” and a range is provided in the preceding cell to ensure the small cell size is not calculable