Table 4.
Group comparisons between clusters.
Variables | Control (n = 194) | Cluster 1 (n = 21) | Cluster 2 (n = 32) | Cluster 3 (n = 15) | ANOVA p-value | Pair-wise comparisons (alpha 0.01) |
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Age (mean ± SD) | 46.75 ± 11.13 | 45.70 ± 9.32 | 47.26 ± 9.97 | 44.70 ± 7.70 | 0.85 | – |
CAG (mean ± SD) | 20.12 ± 3.45 | 43.58 ± 2.59 | 43.22 ± 3.66 | 42.73 ± 2.09 | <0.001 | Control < C1, C2, C3 |
UHDRS | ||||||
Total motor | ||||||
(mean ± SD) | 2.75 ± 3.08 | 16.52 ± 5.60 | 9.56 ± 6.03 | 11.86 ± 6.78 | <0.001 | Control < C2, C3 < C1 |
Motor domains | ||||||
Oculo (mean ± SD) | 0.65 ± 1.23 | 4.52 ± 2.36 | 2.34 ± 2.89 | 3.57 ± 3.06 | <0.001 | Control < C2 < C1; Control < C3 |
Brady (mean ± SD) | 1.44 ± 1.91 | 6.67 ± 3.12 | 4.03 ± 3.10 | 3.79 ± 2.81 | <0.001 | Control < C2, C3 < C1 |
Rigidity (mean ± SD) | 0.31 ± 0.68 | 0.67 ± 1.15 | 0.53 ± 0.72 | 0.92 ± 1.07 | 0.004 | Control < C3 |
Dystonia (mean ± SD) | 0.06 ± 0.34 | 1.05 ± 1.56 | 0.38 ± 0.87 | 0.43 ± 0.76 | <0.001 | Control < C2 < C1; C3 < C1 |
Chorea (mean ± SD) | 0.29 ± 0.69 | 3.62 ± 2.52 | 2.28 ± 2.05 | 3.14 ± 2.28 | <0.001 | Control < C1, C3; C2 < C1 |
Cognition (mean ± SD) | 341.4 ± 47.4 | 224.0 ± 25.7 | 303.8 ± 19.4 | 361.8 ± 22.6 | <0.001 | C1 < C2 < Control, C3 |
Behavior (mean ± SD) | 5.69 ± 9.29 | 12.65 ± 18.63 | 20.25 ± 21.28 | 7.47 ± 10.05 | <0.001 | Control, C3 < C2 |
Cluster 1, predominantly cognitive; Cluster 2, predominantly behavioral; Cluster 3, cognitively preserved.