Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics

Table 3 The difference between the commonly diagnosed cases in our study (AAD and FAOD) in relation to consanguinity, sibling affection, convulsions, DCL, vomiting, and poor suckling

From: Detection of some metabolic disorders in suspected neonates admitted at Assiut University Children Hospital

	AAD (n = 54)	FAOD (n = 15)	p value*
Consanguinity	45(83%)	10 (67%)	= 0.022
Sibling affected	20 (37%)	3 (20%)	= 0.157
Convulsions	28(51%)	8 (53%)	= 0.011
DCL	18(33%)	5 (33%)	= 0.030
Vomiting	30(55%)	6 (40%)	= 0.022
Poor suckling	40 (74%)	7 (47%)	= 0.005

AAA amino acid disorder, FAOD fatty acids oxidation defect, DCL disturbed conscious level
*Chi-square test was used to compare the proportion difference between groups

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