Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of persons with AS
Demographic variables | N = 105 |
|---|---|
Age in years, n (%) | |
0 to 5 | 32 (30.5%) |
6 to 12 | 40 (38.1%) |
13 to 17 | 15 (14.3%) |
18+ | 18 (17.1%) |
Sex (male), n (%) | 52 (49.5%) |
Race, n (%) | |
Asian | 8 (7.6%) |
Black or African American | 5 (4.8%) |
Hispanic or Latino | 14 (13.3%) |
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 1 (1.0%) |
White | 90 (85.7%) |
Clinical and caregiving-related variables | |
AS genotype, n (%) | |
Deletion | 51 (48.6%) |
Mutation | 26 (24.8%) |
Imprinting center defect | 2 (1.9%) |
Uniparental disomy | 6 (5.7%) |
Mosaic | 1 (1.0%) |
Unknown/not reported | 19 (18.1%) |
Ability for person with AS to be left alone, n (%) | |
No, she/he needs continuous surveillance | 101 (96.2%) |
Yes, for less than one hour | 4 (3.8%) |
Yes, she/he can easily be left along for several hours (or more) | 0 (0.0%) |