Table 1 Demographics and baseline characteristics by age group and overall population.

From: One-year results of a clinical trial of olipudase alfa enzyme replacement therapy in pediatric patients with acid sphingomyelinase deficiency

 

Adolescent

Child

Infant/early child

Overall

(N = 4)

(N = 9)

(N = 7)

(N = 20)

Number of patients (%)

Age (years)

 Mean (SD)

14.84 (2.22)

8.69 (1.69)

3.77 (1.44)

8.20 (4.39)

 Median

14.8

8.72

3.75

7.99

 Min:Max

12.32:17.46

6.00:11.52

1.49:5.57

1.49:17.46

Sex, n %

 Female

3 (75)

4 (44)

3 (43)

10 (50)

 Male

1 (25)

5 (56)

4 (57)

10 (50)

Race, n (%)

 White

3 (75)

7 (78)

7 (100)

17 (85)

 Southeast Asian

1 (25)

1 (11)

0

2 (10)

 Other

0

1 (11)

0

1 (5)

Ethnicity, n (%)

 Hispanic/Latino

0

0

1 (14)

1 (5)

 Not Hispanic/Latino

4 (100)

9 (100)

6 (86)

19 (95)

Age at symptom onset (years)

 Mean (SD)

1.370 (0.581)

1.633 (1.295)

1.170 (0.903)

1.420 (1.017)

 Median

1.277

1.187

0.985

1.027

 Min:Max

0.84:2.09

0.38:3.92

0.16:2.54

0.16:3.92

Age at diagnosis (years)

 Mean (SD)

2.124 (0.708)

3.358 (3.360)

1.551 (1.200)

2.478 (2.449)

 Median

1.993

2.839

1.183

1.932

 Min:Max

1.42:3.09

0.02:11.09

0.21:3.10

0.02:11.09

ASM activity (peripheral leukocytes) nmol/h/mg

 Mean (SD)

0.210 (0.092)

0.129 (0.061)

0.095 (0.067)

0.135 (0.078)

 Median

0.225

0.130

0.085

0.120

 Min:Max

0.09:0.30

0.00:0.20

0.03:0.22

0.00:0.30

SMPD1 variant

 Homozygous for p.Arg610del

0

0

0

0

 Heterozygous for p.Arg610del

1 (25.0%)

3 (33.3%)

2 (28.6%)

6 (30.0%)

 Other variants

3 (75.0%)

6 (66.7%)

5 (71.4%)

14 (70.0%)

Fully intact spleens

4 (100%)

9 (100%)

7 (100%)

20 (100%)

Severe splenomegaly (>15 multiples of normal)

1 (25.0%)

5 (55.6%)

6 (85.7%)

12 (60.0%)

Severely reduced DLco (<40%)

1 (33.3%)

0

0

1 (11.1%)a

  1. aBased on nine patients able to perform the test at baseline.