Patient characteristics
| Early onset (n=84) | Juvenile onset (n=14) | Late onset (n=4) | All patients (n=102) | ||
| Gender | Female | 65 (77%) | 9 (64%) | 1 (25%) | 75 (74%) |
| Male | 19 (23%) | 5 (36%) | 3 (75%) | 27 (26%) | |
| Affected leg | Bilateral | 38 (45%) | 6 (43%) | 0 (0%) | 44 (43%) |
| Left | 25 (30%) | 4 (29%) | 2 (50%) | 31 (30%) | |
| Right | 21 (25,0%) | 4 (29%) | 2 (50%) | 27 (27%) | |
| Region | Ashanti | 48 (57%) | 6 (43%) | 2 (50%) | 56 (55%) |
| Western | 14 (17%) | 5 (36%) | 0 (0%) | 19 (19%) | |
| Brong-Ahafo | 13 (15%) | 3 (21%) | 1 (25%) | 17 (17%) | |
| Central | 8 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (8%) | |
| Greater Accra | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) | |
| Volta | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (25%) | 1 (1%) | |
| Tribe* | Akan | 69 (87%) | 13 (93%) | 3 (75%) | 85 (88%) |
| Mole Dagbon | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) | |
| Ewe | 2 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (25%) | 3 (3%) | |
| Gruma | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) | |
| Guan | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) | |
| Other | 5 (6%) | 1 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (6%) | |
| Family history | Positive | 56 (67%) | 5 (36%) | 2 (50%) | 63 (62%) |
| Negative | 28 (33%) | 9 (64%) | 2 (50%) | 39 (38%) | |
| Family history in first degree family | Positive | 35 (42%) | 3 (21%) | 1 (25%) | 39 (38%) |
| Negative | 49 (58%) | 11 (79%) | 3 (75%) | 63 (62%) |
Continuous data are presented as means±SD and categorical data are shown as a frequency and/or as a percentage.
*Early onset: n=79, juvenile onset n=14, late onset n=4, total n=97.