Descriptive statistics and health conditions in the past year among International Fragile X Premutation Registry registrants who self-identify as premutation carriers (as of January 2022)
N | % | N | % | ||
Sex | Country of residence | ||||
Female | 517 | 89.4 | Argentina | 3 | 0.5 |
Male | 60 | 10.4 | Australia | 65 | 11.2 |
Not reported | 1 | 0.2 | Belgium | 1 | 0.2 |
Canada | 16 | 2.8 | |||
Race/Ethnicity | Colombia | 5 | 0.9 | ||
White | 458 | 88.6 | Costa Rica | 1 | 0.2 |
Hispanic | 21 | 4.1 | Croatia | 1 | 0.2 |
More than one race | 16 | 3.1 | Denmark | 2 | 0.3 |
Asian | 9 | 1.7 | Finland | 1 | 0.2 |
African or Black | 9 | 1.7 | France | 2 | 0.3 |
Native/Indigenous | 7 | 1.4 | Georgia | 2 | 0.3 |
Unknown/Not reported | 6 | 1.2 | Greece | 1 | 0.2 |
Ireland | 1 | 0.2 | |||
Education | Italy | 5 | 0.9 | ||
Bachelor’s degree (BA, BS) | 154 | 26.6 | The Netherlands | 2 | 0.3 |
Master’s degree (MA, MS, MSW, MBA) | 128 | 22.1 | New Zealand | 6 | 1.0 |
Partial college | 59 | 10.2 | Norway | 2 | 0.3 |
Associates degree (AA, AS) | 45 | 7.8 | Poland | 1 | 0.2 |
Professional degree (MD, DDS, JD) | 37 | 6.4 | Russia | 2 | 0.3 |
High school diploma | 31 | 5.4 | Slovenia | 1 | 0.2 |
Doctorate degree (PhD, EdD) | 23 | 4.0 | South Africa | 1 | 0.2 |
9th–12th grade—no diploma | 7 | 1.2 | Spain | 1 | 0.2 |
8th grade or less | 3 | 0.5 | Switzerland | 1 | 0.2 |
GED or alternative credential | 2 | 0.3 | UK | 12 | 2.1 |
Unknown or prefer not to answer | 89 | 15.4 | USA | 441 | 76.3 |
Not reported | 2 | 0.3 | |||
Household income (in US$) | |||||
<10 000 | 10 | 1.7 | Marital status | ||
10 000–19 999 | 10 | 1.7 | Married | 364 | 63.0 |
20 000–34 999 | 22 | 3.8 | Divorced | 38 | 6.6 |
35 000–49 999 | 30 | 5.2 | Living with a partner | 34 | 5.9 |
50 000–74 999 | 57 | 9.9 | Never been married | 34 | 5.9 |
75 000–99 999 | 61 | 10.6 | Separated | 8 | 1.4 |
100 000–149 999 | 84 | 14.5 | Widowed | 8 | 1.4 |
150 000–199 999 | 43 | 7.4 | Prefer not to answer | 5 | 0.9 |
200 000–299 999 | 26 | 4.5 | Unknown/Not reported | 87 | 15.1 |
300 000 or more | 37 | 6.4 | |||
Unknown or not reported | 198 | 34.2 |
General health | Neurological conditions | ||||
Males (%) | Females (%) | Males (%) | Females (%) | ||
Hypertension | 41.2 | 18.1 | Numbness or tingling | 47.1 | 28.4 |
Sleep disorder | 5.9 | 14.6 | Balance problems | 58.8 | 20.1 |
Bladder or bowel incontinence | 11.2 | 27.5 | Migraine headache | 7.8 | 25.6 |
Sexual dysfunction | 9.6 | 33.3 | Chronic pain | 17.6 | 20.1 |
Sleep apnoea | 27.5 | 6.9 | Vertigo or dizziness | 19.6 | 17.6 |
Cardiac/Heart disease | 9.8 | 4.1 | Intention tremor | 49.0 | 11.9 |
Type II diabetes | 11.8 | 3.7 | Resting tremor | 25.5 | 8.7 |
Respiratory disease | 2.0 | 3.7 | Walking problems | 35.3 | 7.1 |
Hypotension | 2.0 | 3.4 | Hearing loss | 31.4 | 7.6 |
Alcohol/Substance use disorder | 0.0 | 3.0 | Postural tremor | 27.5 | 6.9 |
Cancer | 3.9 | 1.8 | Swallowing or choking problems | 23.5 | 7.1 |
Kidney disease | 1.1 | 2.0 | Fibromyalgia | 3.9 | 9.4 |
Liver disease | 0.0 | 0.7 | Slowness of movements | 37.3 | 4.1 |
Type 1 diabetes | 2.0 | 0.5 | Repeated falls | 19.6 | 5.0 |
N | 51 | 437 | Use of cane or walker | 25.5 | 1.8 |
Head tremor | 11.8 | 3.2 | |||
Reproductive health | Dementia or Alzheimer’s disease | 7.8 | 1.4 | ||
Irregular or skipped periods | – | 46.7 | Use of wheelchair | 9.8 | 0.7 |
Mood swings | – | 37.1 | Parkinson’s/Parkinsonism | 5.9 | 0.7 |
Hot flashes | – | 36.4 | None | 13.7 | 36.4 |
Fertility problems | – | 33.9 | FXTAS | 58.3 | 5.6 |
Osteopenia or osteoporosis | – | 10.5 | N | 51 | 437 |
None | – | 27.9 | |||
POI/Premature menopause | – | 34.6 | |||
N | 437 |
Males (%) | Females (%) | Males (%) | Females (%) | ||
Psychiatric/Psychological conditions | Autoimmune diseases | ||||
Anxiety | 15.7 | 44.6 | Hypothyroidism/Hashimoto’s disease | 4.0 | 15.8 |
Depression | 21.6 | 33.1 | Inflammatory bowel disease | 0.0 | 6.9 |
Sleep disorder | 9.8 | 19.5 | Psoriasis/Psoriatic arthritis | 2.0 | 3.0 |
Stress-related disorder | Rheumatoid arthritis | 2.0 | 2.7 | ||
ADHD | 3.9 | 8.7 | Coeliac disease | 0.0 | 2.5 |
Obsessive-compulsive type disorder | 0.0 | 8.3 | Hyperthyroidism/Graves’ disease | 0.0 | 2.1 |
Specific learning disorder | 2.0 | 2.5 | Systemic lupus erythematosus | 0.0 | 1.1 |
Language/Communication disorder | 5.9 | 2.1 | Sjögren’s syndrome | 0.0 | 0.9 |
Eating disorder | 0.0 | 2.5 | Pernicious anaemia | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Alcohol or substance use problem | 0.0 | 2.5 | Autoimmune vasculitis | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Bipolar disorder or mania | 0.0 | 1.8 | Multiple sclerosis | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Intellectual/Developmental disorder | 3.9 | 1.1 | Addison’s disease | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Autism spectrum disorder | 0.0 | 1.0 | Myasthenia gravis | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Personality disorder | 0.0 | 1.0 | Prefer not to answer | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Psychosis or schizophrenia | 0.0 | 0.0 | None | 70.6 | 61.1 |
Tourette’s/Tic disorder | 0.0 | 0.0 | N | 51 | 437 |
Prefer not to answer | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
None | 49.0 | 36.6 | |||
N | 51 | 437 |