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

Table 3 Prescribed fasting times in the CIMDRN cohort and in published recommendations

Age Group	Number of patients with at least one recorded prescribed fasting time^a	Prescribed fasting time in the CIMDRN cohort Median (IQR)	Published fasting times recommendations [26]
< 6 months	99	3.5 h (3.3–4.0)	N/A
6 to < 12 months	67	6.0 h (5.0–8.0)	8.0 h
1 to < 2 years	59	10.0 h (8.5–12.0)	10.0 h
≥ 2 years	55	12.0 h (10.0–12.0)	12.0 h

^aMedian values were calculated for children with more than one fasting prescription reported within a single age group, and only for those prescriptions with exact values provided (for example, excluding prescriptions stating only “avoidance of fasting” or “frequent feedings”)

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