Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics
| Patients (n=30) | Controls (n=30) | t- test | |
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| Demographic | |||
| Age (years) | 37.3 ± 12.5 | 37.4 ± 12.7 | t=−0.02; p = 0.98 |
| Gender (females %) | 56.6 % | 53.3 % | t=−0.25; p = 0.79 |
| Education (years) | 14.6 ± 3.5 | 14.6 ± 2.4 | t=0.02; p = 0.98 |
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Assessments |
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| PKT b | 24.8 ± 3.4 | ||
| BAG | 31.3 ± 2.7 | 31.6 ± 6.0a | t=−0.23; p = 0.81 |
| CRT | 11.4 ± 3.89 | 14.3 ± 2.6 | t=−3.32; p = 0.001*** |
| SRRS b | 21.4 ± 9.2 | ||
| MADRS b | 26.9 ± 10.5 | ||
| SOFAS b | 55.3 ± 14.9 | ||
| FAB | 16.3 ± 2.7 | 16.7 ± 1.4 | t=−0.79; p = 0.43 |
| DSB | 4.6 ± 0.9 | 5.1 ± 0.9 | W= 319; p = 0.043* |
Values represent the mean ± SD for each group. BAG: Brief Assessments of Gestures; CRT: Coin Rotation Task; DSB: Digit Span Backwards; FAB: Frontal Assessment Battery; MADRS: Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale; PKT: Postural Knowledge Task; SOFAS: Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale; SRRS: Salpêtrière Retardation Rating Scale; TULIA: Test for Upper Limb Apraxia.
a
3 controls did not complete BAG
b
was not assessed in controls
* and ***
Denotes a significant difference between patient and control group.