Table 2 Clinical characteristics of patients with RFX6-MODY

From: Heterozygous RFX6 protein truncating variants are associated with MODY with reduced penetrance

Characteristic

(n = 27)

Age at diagnosis (years), median (IQR)

32 (24–46)

Duration of diabetes, median (IQR)

10 (5–22)

Female, n (%)

22 (81%)

BMI (kg/m2), median (IQR)

25.1 (23–28) n = 22

Initial treatment, n (%)

 Diet

4 (15%)

 Oral hypoglycaemic agents

14 (54%)

 Insulin

5 (19%)

 Insulin + oral hypoglycaemic agents

3 (12%)

Current treatment, n (%)

 Diet

2 (8%)

 Oral hypoglycaemic agents

6 (23%)

 Insulin

12 (46%)

 Insulin + oral hypoglycaemic agents

6 (23%)

HbA1c at recruitment, mmol/mol, median (IQR)

51 (45–70) n = 22

Significant endogenous insulin at recruitmenta, n (%)

24 (96%) n = 25

  1. BMI, body mass index; IQR, interquartile range; MODY, maturity-onset diabetes of the young
  2. aNon-insulin treated or insulin treated with urine/blood random C-peptide > 200 pmol/l at recruitment