TABLE 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of groups, clinical characteristics and mood scales – descriptive statistics.
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SCA1 + 2 (n = 18, 10M + 8F)
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ILOCA (n = 16, 10M + 6F)
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HC (n = 34, 16M + 18F)
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| Mean/Median (sd) | Range | Mean/Median (sd) | Range | Mean/Median (sd) | Range | |
| Age (yrs) | 43.78/42.5 (12.4) | 22–68 | 54.8/55.5 (7.9) | 38–68 | 49.1/44 (11.8) | 22–68 |
| Education (yrs) | 12.2/12 (2.3) | 8–16 | 13.1/12 (1.7) | 11–16 | 12.7/12 (2.1) | 8–16 |
| Onset of disease (yrs) | 32.7/30.5 (10.6) | 16–53 | 47.6/48.5 (8.9) | 28–62 | – | – |
| Disease duration (yrs) | 10.9/8.5 (9.1) | 2–38 | 7.1/7.5 (4.2) | 2–15 | – | – |
| Truncal ataxia | 7.4/7 (2.1) | 4–12 | 4.4/4 (1.9) | 2–8 | – | – |
| Dysarthria | 2.5/3 (0.6) | 1–3 | 1.7/1.5 (1.1) | 0–4 | – | – |
| Limb ataxia | 5.3/5 (2.2) | 3–12 | 2.9/2.5 (1.6) | 0–6 | – | – |
| SARA1 | 15.3/15 (3.8) | 10–22 | 9.0/8.5 (3.7) | 3–18 | – | – |
| HDRS2 | 6.7/7.5 (4.1) | 0–17 | 7.1/7 (3.9) | 1–15 | 1.7/0 (2.7) | 0–13 |
| HARS3 | 9.6/10.5 (5.9) | 0–17 | 7.3/6 (6.2) | 0–17 | 2.1/1 (3.6) | 0–19 |
1Scale for the Rating and Assessment of Ataxia (SARA), 2Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, 3Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale. Source: Author’s calculation.