Table 1.
Characteristic | Statistic |
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Female; n (%) | 813 (76) |
Age (years); mean ± SD | 53.2 ± 11.9 |
18–24 | 12 (1 %) |
35–44 | 59 (6 %) |
45–54 | 346 (32 %) |
55–64 | 281 (26 %) |
≥65 | 210 (20 %) |
Employment status; n (%) | |
Full time (>30 h/week) | 256 (24 %) |
Self-employed | 62 (6 %) |
Full-time student | 131 (12 %) |
Retired | 239 (22 %) |
Not able to work/disabled | 283 (26 %) |
Not currently employed | 89 (8 %) |
Time since diagnosis (years); mean ± SD | 9.6 ± 6.3 |
Presence of another movement disorder; n (%) | 393 (37) |
Blepharospasm | 84 (8) |
Other dystonias (non-specified) | 335 (31) |
Hemifacial spasm | 35 (3) |