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Characteristics of the study population
| HD patients* | Controls* | p-value | |
| Male/female | 6/3 | 6/3 | - |
| Age [y] | 47.1 (3.4) | 48.6 (3.3) | 0.691 |
| BMI | 24.1 (1.0) | 24.3 (0.6) | 0.691 |
| Fat [%] | 25.5 (2.4) | 25.6 (2.4) | 0.825 |
| Lean body mass [kg] | 57.3 (3.2) | 56.2 (3.0) | 0.691 |
| Waist-to-hip ratio | 0.89 (0.03) | 0.94 (0.02) | 0.270 |
| Mutant CAG repeat size | 44.4 (1.0) | - | - |
| Age of onset [y] | 41.4 (3.0) | - | - |
| Disease duration [y] | 5.7 (1.1) | - | - |
| UHDRS motor score | 22.2 (6.0) | - | - |
| TFC score | 11.7 (0.7) | - | - |
