TABLE 1

Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Study Subjects

CharacteristicCommunity controlsGene-negative controlsPre-HD subjects
Subjects121515
Sex
 Male698
 Female667
Age (y)39.9 ± 15.137.0 ± 10.639.3 ± 9.9
[CAG]nNA20.33 ± 2.9242.4 ± 1.8
UHDRS motor0.7 ± 0.71.3 ± 1.12.3 ± 2.0
Predicted age of onset (y)45.2 ± 4.8
10-y probability of disease onset (%)37.1 ± 28.1
Disease burden*264.3 ± 74.6
  • * Calculated as ([CAG]n − 35.5) × age.

  • NA = not available; UHDRS = Unified HD Rating Scale.

  • Qualitative data are expressed as n; continuous data are expressed as mean ± SD.