Table 1

- Baseline features of patients with Down syndrome.

CharacteristicMedian (IQR)
Age (months)72.00 (23.00-135.00)
Current height (cm)102.00 (82.00-130.00)
Current weight (kg)17.00 (10.00-35.00)
Body mass index (kg/m2)16.76 (14.18-20.90)
Height Z-score-2.0 (-3.0--1.0)
Weight Z-score-1.0 (-2.5-0.0)
Body mass index Z-score-1.0 (-2.0-0.5)
Birth height (cm)49.00 (48.00-50.00)
Birth weight (kg)2.90 (2.50-3.15)
Gestational age (weeks)38.00 (38.00 - 38.00)
Endocrinology follow-up per year1.00 (1.00 - 1.00)
 n (%)
Gender (male)136 (52.5%)
Saudi nationality245 (94.6%)
Consanguinity between parents
None20 (7.7%)
First degree7 (2.7%)
Second degree4 (1.54%)
Unknown228 (88.0%)
Family history of Down syndrome
True249 (96.1%)
False10 (3.9%)
Family history of endocrinopathies
True252 (97.3%)
False7 (2.7%)

IQR: interquartile range