Table 1.
Demographic and clinical features | Familial ET (n = 232) |
Sporadic ET (n = 144) |
All Cases (n = 376) |
---|---|---|---|
Current age in years | 66.6 ± 15.8 Median = 71 |
68.9 ± 14.0 Median = 71 |
67.5 ± 15.1 Median = 71 |
Female gender | 124 (53.4) | 72 (50.0) | 196 (52.1) |
Education in years | 15.4 ± 3.6 | 14.7 ± 4.1 | 15.1 ± 3.8 |
Total tremor score * | 19.5 ± 7.2 | 17.6 ± 7.2 | 18.8 ± 7.2 |
Tremor duration in years * | 27.5 ± 19.2 | 15.0 ± 14.9 | 22.8 ± 18.7 |
Age of tremor onset in years * | 39.1 ± 22.2 | 53.9 ± 19.8 | 44.7 ± 22.5 |
Currently taking medication for tremor * | 139 (59.9) | 65 (45.1) | 204 (54.3) |
All values are means ± standard deviations or proportions (percentages).
p <0.05 (familial ET vs. sporadic ET).