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Table 1 General characteristics of Prader-Willi patients

From: Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on the mental and physical health of adults with Prader-Willi syndrome

Patient characteristics

N

85

Age (years)

28.05 ± 8.73 [18.00–51.00]

Sex N (%)

Female 45 (52.9) Male 40 (47.1)

BMI (kg/m2)

36.76 ± 10.74 [19.60–68.00]

Diabetes N (%)

21 (24.7)

Hypertension N (%)

10 (11.8)

Dyslipidemia N (%)

16 (20.2)

Active smoking N (%)

7 (8.9)

Genetics

 

del(15)(q11-q13)

UPD(15)mat

Female 26 (30.5), male 21 (24.7)

Female 19 (22.4), male 19 (22.4)

Conditions of lockdown

Usual place of residence N (%)

Family home: 60 (70.6), health-care institution: 25 (29.4)

Geographic region N (%)

Greater Paris region: 59 (69.4)

Number of rooms/Number of habitants (except institutions)

1.42 ± 0.59 [0.50–3.67]

Daily occupations

Usual daily activity N (%)

Work 27 (31.4)

School 18 (20.9)

Leisure activities 22 (25.6)

No activity 19 (22.1)

Physical activity

Change in physical activity N (%)

Increased 16 (18.8), decreased 57 (67.1), stable 12 (14.1)

Daily number of physical activities

1.54 ± 0.97 [0.00–4.00]

Type of physical activity (%)

Walking 39.1%

Fitness 22.0%

Exercise bike/treadmill 15.3%

Gardening 11.2%

Housekeeping 7.8%

Outdoor games 4.6%

Change in time being sedentary N (%)

Increased 60 (75.0), decreased 5 (6.2) stable 15 (18.8)

Sleep

Change in time spent sleeping N (%)

Increased 20 (24.1), decreased 5 (6.0), stable 58 (69.9)

Weight/eating habits

Change in weight (kg and %)

kg: − 0.96 ± 3.28 [− 13.00; + 5.00] %: − 1.07 ± 3.26 [− 10.00; + 6.25]

Change in weight N (%)

Gain 22 (27.5), loss 39 (48.8), stable 19 (23.7)

Change in eating behavior N (%)

Worse 17 (20.7), improved 29 (35.4), stable 36 (43.9)

Aggressivity towards food N (%)

Yes 16 (20.0)

Psychological impact

Difficulties during lockdown N (%)

Major 11 (12.9), minor 38 (44.7), none 36 (42.4)

  1. Results are expressed as the means ± SD [range] for continuous variables and as frequencies and percentages for categorical variables. BMI: body mass index. del(15)(q11-q13): Deletion from the paternal origin in the 15q11-q13 chromosomic region. UPD(15)mat: Maternal UniParental Disomy of chromosome 15