Research Article

Common Clinical Characteristics and Rare Medical Problems of Fragile X Syndrome in Thai Patients and Review of the Literature

Table 3

Logistic regression analysis showing relationship between ethnicity and main physical characteristics, regardless of pubertal status. Odds ratio and 95% confidence interval for each characteristic are shown.

EthnicityElongated faceLarge earMacroorchidism

American1
()
1
()
1
()
European
(Finn and Dutch)
0.45 (0.27–0.75)
()
4.45 (1.80–10.97)
()
0.95 (0.31–2.92)
()
Middle Easterner
(Turkish, Kuwaiti, Saudi Arabian, and Egyptian)
1.06 (0.32–3.53)
()
1.11 (0.22–5.60)
()
0.16 (0.06–0.44)
()
South Asian
(Indian and Pakistani)
0.33 (0.15–0.74)
()
3.44 (0.84–14.00)
()
0.93 (0.11–7.93)
()
East and South East Asian
(Korean and Thai)
0.53 (0.43–1.17)
()
1.95 (0.69–5.45)
()
0.63 (0.24–1.66)
()
p value0.011<0.001<0.001

Values within columns not having a superscript in common differ significantly (); Wald test.