Research Article
Autistic, Aberrant, and Food-Related Behaviors in Adolescents and Young Adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome: The Effects of Age and Genotype
Table 3
FRPQ total scores and subscores in the groups and comparison of the two age groups.
| | Total | DEL | mUPD | value | Adolescents () | Young adults () | Adolescents () | Young adults () | Adolescents () | Young adults () | Total | DEL | mUPD | Median | Median | Median | Median | Median | Median | (Q1; Q3) | (Q1; Q3) | (Q1; Q3) | (Q1; Q3) | (Q1; Q3) | (Q1; Q3) |
| Total score | 34 (23; 47.5) | 43 (30.5; 51.0) | 37.5 (18.75; 53.5) | 44 (35; 51) | 33.5 (23; 39.75) | 35.5 (19; 52) | 0.163 | 0.278 | 0.792 | Subscore | Preoccupation with food | 11 (7; 14) | 11 (6.5; 13) | 11.5 (6; 15) | 11 (8; 13) | 10.5 (8.5; 11.75) | 7.5 (2; 13.25) | 0.563 | 0.681 | 0.313 | Impairment of satiety | 15.5 (13; 21.75) | 19 (16; 21) | 14.5 (11.25; 24) | 20 (16; 21) | 17 (13.75; 18.25) | 18.5 (9.75; 23.25) | 0.210 | 0.498 | 0.492 | Composite negative behavior | 7 (3; 15) | 13 (7.5; 16.5) | 9 (3; 16) | 14 (9; 19) | 6 (2.25; 9.25) | 9 (3.5; 15.25) | 0.050 | 0.115 | 0.428 |
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Q1: 1st quartile; Q3: 3rd quartile. values from the Mann–Whitney U test.
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