Table 1 Age and anthropometric measurements of Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) patients at baseline, after 3 and 6 years follow-up.

Age (y)

R

28

(6)

31

(6)

34

(6)

3^#

(3 to 3)

6^#

(6 to 6)

S

29

(9)

32

(9)

34

(9)

3^#

(3 to 3)

5^#

(6 to 5)

N

24

(5)

27

(5)

29

(6)

3^#

(3 to 3)

5^#

(6 to 5)

Height (m)

R

1.54

(0.06)

1.54

(0.06)

1.54

(0.06)

0

(0 to 0)

0

(0 to 0)

S

1.48*

(0.07)

1.48*

(0.07)

1.48*

(0.07)

0

(0 to 0)

0

(0 to 0)

N

1.55

(0.09)

1.56

(0.09)

1.56

(0.09)

0

(0 to 0)

0

(0 to 0)

Body weight (kg)

R

110

(28)

99

(24)

94

(20)

− 11^#

(− 6 to − 16)

− 16^#

(− 8 to − 24)

S

90

(26)

91

(28)

91

(25)

1

(5 to − 4)

0

(2 to − 1)

N

86*

(25)

91

(27)

98

(25)

5^#

(10 to − 1)

12^#

(17 to 8)

BMI (kg/m²)

R

47

(12)

42

(10)

40

(8.)

− 5^#

(− 3 to − 7)

− 10^#

(− 4 to − 10)

S

41

(11)

41

(11)

41

(10)

0

(2 to − 2)

− 1

(1 to − 1)

N

36*

(9)

38

(1)

41

(1)

2^#

(4 to 0)

3^#

(7 to 3)

Waist circumference (cm)

R

123

(19)

114

(19)

116

(18)

− 9^#

(− 3 to − 15)

− 7^#

(− 1 to − 13)

S

117

(26)

112

(19)

117

(17)

− 5

(10 to − 20)

0

(15 to − 14)

N

106*

(19)

110

(19)

121

(23)

4

(12 to − 4)

5^#

(22 to 9)

Hip circumference (cm)

R

136

(17)

125

(14)

124

(12)

− 10^#

(− 8 to − 13)

− 12^#

(− 6 to − 18)

S

125

(22)

120

(19)

127

(16)

− 5

(2 to − 12)

1.5

(7 to 4)

N

118*

(16)

118

(14)

127

(18)

0

(5 to − 4)

9^#

(15 to 4)

Waist Hip ratio

R

0.91

(0.09)

0.91

(0.09)

0.95

(0.10)

0.00

(0.04 to − 0.04)

0.04

(0.09 to 0.00)

S

0.93

(0.11)

0.93

(0.08)

0.92

(0.07)

0.00

(0.11 to − 0.10)

0.00

(0.07to − 0.08)

N

0.89

(0.08)

0.93

(0.11)

0.95

(0.10)

0.04

(0.09 to − 0.02)

0.06^#

(0.09 to 0.02)