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Table 1 Characteristics of BSCL patients from the state of Rio Grande do Norte between 1998 and 2015

From: High prevalence of Berardinelli-Seip Congenital Lipodystrophy in Rio Grande do Norte State, Northeast Brazil

Characteristics of BSCL patients from RNa

N (%)

Survival

44 (100)

 Alive

31 (70.4)

 Dead

13 (29.6)

Age group (years)

44 (100)

 Children (up to 11)

8 (18.2)

 Adolescents (12–18)

3 (6.8)

 Adults (19–59)

19 (43.2)

 Unknown

14 (31.8)

Sex

44 (100)

 Female

25 (56.8)

 Male

19 (43.2)

Education level

44 (100)

 Did not complete elementary school

21 (47.7)

 Completed elementary school

5 (11.4)

 Completed a higher level of education

3 (6.8)

 Unknown

15 (34.1)

  1. N absolute number of cases
  2. aFor this analysis, only data for BSCL patients assisted by ASPOSBERN between 1998 and March 2015 were included