Patients

Initial remission rates (%)

Relapse Rates (%)

Persistent remission rates (%)

Non-pharmacological therapy rates (%)

Definitive remission rates (%)

TS girls (n = 7)

85.7

42.8

57.1

14.3

71.4

Non-TS girls (n = 89)

52.8

29.2

27.0

11.2

38.2

χ2

0.90

0.003

2.9

0.06

2.9

p

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

DS patients (n = 28)

53.6

7.1

46.4

0

46.4

Non-DS patients

(n = 109)

54.1

31.2

26.7

11.0

37.7

χ2

0.003

7.4

4.1

3.8

0.75

p

n.s.

<0.005

<0.05

<0.05

n.s.