Table 1 Demographic characteristics of enrolled patients. NA = Not Available
Features | Number of patients (%) n = 167 |
|---|---|
Age | Â |
< 2 y | 92 (55.1%) |
2–10 y | 50 (30.0%) |
> 10 y | 24 (14.3%) |
NA | 1 (0.6%) |
Gender | Â |
Female | 77 (46.1%) |
Male | 90 (53.9%) |
Ethnic group | Â |
Arab | 18 (10.8%) |
Asian | 10 (6.0%) |
Latin American | 17 (10.2%) |
Caucasian | 122 (73.1%) |
NA | 0 (0.0%) |
 Comorbidities |  |
  -Diabetes | 4 (2.4%) |
  -Obesity | 1 (0.6%) |
  -Chronic malnutrition | 1 (0.6%) |
  -Cardiac congenital malformations | 2 (1.2%) |
  -Asthma | 1 (0.6%) |
  -Chronic_Kidney_Disease | 2 (1.2%) |
  -Gastrointestinal and/or liver disorders | 5 (3.0%) |
  -Neurological_and/or neuropsychiatric disorders | 16 (9.5%) |
  -Immunological_disorder | 1 (0.6%) |
  -Malignant_neoplasm | 2 (1.2%) |
  -Genetic_syndrome | 4 (2.4%) |
  -Others | 24 (14.4%) |