3.1 Overview of PKU screening and diagnosis in Shaanxi province
in 2010–2018
As shown in Table 1, in 2010–2018, 3,252,675 newborns were screened in
Shaanxi province, with an average screening rate of 87.66%
(3,252,675/3,710,552); 14,202 were positive in the primary screen, with
an average positive rate of 0.44%; 569 children were diagnosed with
PKU, with an average incidence of 1.5/10000.
Table 1 Newborn disease screening and PKU diagnosis in Shaanxi
province from 2010 to 2018
PKU, phenylketonuria