Table 1 Subject characteristics, growth, and body composition.
From: Dietary intake and nutritional status of patients with phenylketonuria in Taiwan
Item | PKU patients (N = 22) | Healthy controls (N = 22) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age years ± SD | 15.23 ± 5.23 | 19.73 ± 10.6 | 0.3392 |
Sex | |||
Male | 10 (45%) | 10 (45%) | 1.00 |
Female | 12 (55%) | 12 (55%) | |
Growth | |||
Height z-scores | − 0.045 ± 0.096 | − 0.041 ± 0.08 | 0.9719 |
Weight z-scores | − 0.611 ± 1.381 | − 0.871 ± 1.279 | 0.4047 |
BMI z-scores | − 0.639 ± 1.297 | − 0.639 ± 1.19 | 0.4248 |
Body composition | |||
Muscle mass, % | 73.391 ± 8.789 | 75.512 ± 7.421 | 0.4455 |
Fat mass, % | 20.741 ± 8.900 | 18.673 ± 7.529 | 0.4635 |
Dietary inake | |||
Natural protein, g/kg/day | 0.874 ± 0.602 | ||
Total protein, g/kg/day | 1.265 ± 0.592 | ||
Energy intake, kcal/kg/day | 41.909 ± 15.075 | ||
Protein intake of DRIs% | 105.448 ± 33.41 | ||
Energy intake of DRIs% | 103.514 ± 22.087 | ||
