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Original Article
Volume 9, Number 4, August 2019, pages 108-112
Food Neophobia in Patients With Phenylketonuria
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Patients (n = 25) | Controls (n = 25) | P | |
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Breastfeeding: exclusive up to 6 months of age. Smoking: no patient declared to be a smoker. Food neophobia: self-perception when rejecting new foods. Good metabolic control is defined as a mean Phe level of < 360 µmol/L for patients < 13 years of age or < 600 µmol/L for patients > 13 years of age. PKU: phenylketonuria; F: female; M: male; NS: non-significant; Phe: phenylalanine. | |||
Gender (F/M) | 13/12 | 13/12 | NS |
Current age (years) | 19.3 ± 4.7 | 19.9 ± 4.9 | 0.676 |
Breastfeeding | None | 21 | < 0.001 |
Smoking | None | None | NS |
Food neophobia | 15 | 4 | 0.003 |
Classical/mild PKU | 13/12 | - | NS |
Good metabolic control | 10 | - | NS |