Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Clin Pediatr. Sep 9, 2025; 14(3): 104689
Published online Sep 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i3.104689
Table 4 The main predictors of the fatal outcomes (univariant analysis) in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis type II
MPS type II feature
Sensitivity
Specificity
OR (95%CI)
P value
Diagnosis age > 4 years70.072.86.3 (2.2; 17.6)0.0002
ERT age > 5 years87.559.410.2 (2.2; 47.5)0.0005
Birth weight > 3.88 kg62.572.34.4 (0.96; 19.7)0.042
Age > 13 years75.065.05.6 (1.9; 16.2)0.0006
Hydrocephalus73.358.63.9 (1.2; 13.0)0.019
Epilepsia53.389.910.2 (3.1; 33.1)0.000009
Swallowing disturbances68.877.97.4 (2.3; 23.1)0.0002
Impossible to walk after 12 years61.577.95.7 (1.6; 19.9)0,002
Heart disease100.023.3-0.031
Cardiomyopathy60.070.73.6 (1.2; 11.0)0.017
Myxomatous valve disease100.032.3-0.009
Deafness92.332.75.8 (0.7; 46.7)0.062
Respiratory disorders87.560.210.6 (2.3; 48.7)0.001
Apnoe at the diagnosis54.573.63.4 (0.92; 12.3)0.057
Apnoe at the last visit77.870.28.3 (1.6; 42.6)0.004
Obstructive disease72.766.35.2 (1.3; 21.2)0.012
Hernias100.016.9-0.059