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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Oct 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2009 Oct 29;32(6):573–578. doi: 10.1080/13803390903313564

TABLE 1.

Mean results and comparison of UHDRS clinical scores at study entry and 16-month follow-up in diagnosed HD patients

UHDRS variables Study entry 16 months t p
TFC a 9.6 (3.2) 8.0 (2.8) 4.19 .000***
Motor score a 31.5 (15.9) 34.4 (14.9) −1.23 .228
Behavioral assessment a 22.3 (16.4) 17.6 (19.8) 0.989 .333
Verbal fluency b 17.5 (10.8) 18.6 (12.4) −0.933 .359
SDMT b 27.1 (10.9) 22.7 (11.2) 3.76 .001***
Stroop Color b 48.7 (18.2) 44.0 (17.2) 2.501 .019*
Stroop Word b 61.4 (20.6) 54.9(18.3) 2.874 .008**
Stroop Interference b 26.8 (12.0) 26.0(13.3) 0.563 .578

Note. UHDRS = Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale; HD = Huntington disease; TFC = total functional capacity; SDMT = Symbol Digit Modalities Test. Standard deviations in parentheses.

a

Scores are the sum of clinician-rated items for each scale.

b

Scores are the total items correct within a given time limit on each scale.

***

p < .001.

**

p < .01.

*

p < .05.