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. 2017 May 2;9:16. doi: 10.1186/s11689-017-9197-6

Table 1.

Group characteristics

Variable Group
Women with the FMR1 Premutation
(n = 35)
Control Women
(n = 28)
Test of group differences (p value)
Age in years
 M (SD) 44.31(8.63) 41.70 (9.34) 0.251
 Range 25.53–60.94 28.72–65.23
IQa
 M (SD) 104.26 (11.90) 104.57 (11.46) 0.928
 Range 81.00–130.00 83.00–135.00
Race 0.181
 Caucasian 94% 85%
 African American 3% 15%
 American Indian 3%
Household Income
 <20k 9% 12% 0.164
 21–40k 12% 7%
 41–80k 33% 35%
 81–120k 12% 30%
 >121k 34% 11%
Medication use
 Atypical antipsychotics 3% 0.008*
 Classical antipsychotics 3%
 Antidepressants 48% 15%
 Mood stabilizers 7%
 Anti-anxiety 10%
 Stimulants 3% 4%
Total stress percentileb 0.001*
 M (SD) 62.12 (22.87) 34.64 (25.63)
 Range 4.00–96.00 1.00–88.00
Tremor Disability Scorec 0.508
 M (SD) 4.30 (15.29) 2.06 (4.15)
 Range 0–77.42 0–12.90

aMeasured with the Kaufmann Brief Intelligence Test-II [106]

bMeasured with the Parenting Stress Inventory-4 [112]

cPotential scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores denoting greater functional disability associated with tremor

*p < 0.05