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Appendix C

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Table 10. Early vs Late Diet Discontinuation Comparison on Various Outcomes

Outcome N M d 95% Confidence Interval
IQ

64

0.6033

0.4693 to 0.7372
FSIQ

38

0.5709

0.3748 to 0.7670
VIQ

13

0.6774

0.4942 to 0.8607
PIQ

13

0.5923

0.2640 to 0.9206

Note. N=number of effect sizes. A positive effect size reflects that PKU individuals who terminated diet prior to age 8 years exhibited a poorer outcome with regard to intelligence than those PKU individuals who terminated diet after age 8 years.

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