Behavioral profile of adults with Prader-Willi syndrome: correlations with individual and environmental variables

Table 4 Results for the hyperphagia questionnaire for 75 people with PWS

Factor	Mean	SD	Correlation with:			Differences by:
			Age	BMI	VIQ^a	Gender	Genotype
			(n= 75)	(n= 75)	(n= 65)	(M, n= 32, F, n= 43)	(DEL, n= 55, Non-DEL, n= 18)
Total hyperphagic score	28.86	8.01	NS	NS	r = −0.258, P = 0.038*	NS	NS
Hyperphagic behavior	12.79	4.27	NS	NS	r = −0.358, P = 0.003**	NS	NS
Hyperphagic drive	11.50	3.31	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
Hyperphagic severity	4.57	2.14	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS

^a * P ≤ 0.05, ** P ≤ 0.01.
BMI body mass index, F females, M males, NS not significant, PWS Prader–Willi syndrome, VIQ verbal IQ.

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