Table 2 Characteristics of 30 patients with genetic metabolic disorders
Patient characteristics | N(%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 14(47) |
Female | 16(53) |
Age groups | |
0-5 years | 8(27) |
6-10 years | 11(37) |
11-15 years | 7(23) |
>15 years | 4(13) |
Diagnosis | |
Lysosomal Storage Disease | 18(60) |
Mitochondrial disease | 12(40) |
Ethnicity | |
Caucasian | 17(57) |
Asian | 5(17) |
Middle Eastern | 5(17) |
Other | 2( 7) |
Country of Birth | |
Australia | 28(93) |
Malaysia | 2( 7) |
Has at least one sibling | 25(83) |
Other family members affected by the same rare disease | 12(40) |