Table 1.

Descriptive analysis of the clinical and demographic characteristics of individuals with voice tremor in the assessed sample.

Number of individuals	19
Gender, n (%)
Male	2 (10.5%)
Female	17 (89.5%)
Age at evaluation (years)
Mean and standard deviation	66.4 ± 13.1
Minimum-maximum	29–88
Age at tremor onset (years)
Mean and standard deviation	59 ± 15.6
Minimum-maximum	22–82
Duration of tremor (years)
Mean and standard deviation	7.4 ± 5.7
Minimum-maximum	1–24
Type at onset, n (%)
Abrupt	1 (5.3%)
Progressive	18 (94.7%)
Symptoms, n (%)
Voice tremor	19 (100%)
Phonatory effort	15 (78.9%)
Decreased voice intensity	18 (94.7%)
Tremor improvement factor – alcohol, n (%)
No	14 (73.7%)
Unknown	5 (26.3%)
Tremor aggravating factors, n (%)
Coffee	0%
Emotional stress	13 (68.4%)
Physical stress	5 (26.3%)
Sites of tremor, n (%)
Isolated voice tremor	10 (52.6%)
Limbs	8 (42.1%)
Head	3 (15.8%)
Face	4 (21.1%)