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. 2022 Oct 31;4(6):fcac279. doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcac279

Table 1.

Huntington’s disease gene-carrier demographics and clinical characteristics

Variable Missing data
No (% all participants)
Baseline Visit 2 Visit 3 Visit 4
Total number of participants 229
Male, n (%) 104 (45%) 0
Age at baseline, mean (SD) 44.9 (10.2) 0
CAG, median (min–max) 43 (39–59) 0
DBS at baseline, mean (SD) 333.2 (74.2) 0
Clinical status at baseline, n (%) Pre-manifest 115 (50%) Motor manifest 114 (50%) 0
Education Level, median (min—max) 4 (1, 6) 0
Occupational cognitive demands, Mean (SD) 3.70 (0.87) 10 (4%)
Verbal IQ, median (min–max) UK: 33 (4–47), CA: 34 (11–48)
FR: 34 (19–43), NL: 39 (16–48)
0
Composite cognitive score, mean (SD) per visit −3.85 (3.89) −3.79 (4.42) −4.10 (4.52) −4.23 (4.57) 0 2 (1%) 12 (5%) 35 (15%)
Total GM volume Mean (SD) per visit 0.052 (3.9) −0.13 (3.9) −0.17 (3.9) −0.30 (4.1) 19 (8%) 27 (12%) 54 (24%) 77 (34%)
Caudate Volume Mean (SD) per visit −0.0012 (0.09) −0.0070 (0.09) −0.0114 (0.09) −0.0231 (0.09) 14 (6%) 22 (10%) 47 (21%) 52 (23%)
UHDRS TMS at baseline median (min–max) 6 (0–52) 0
Visit from baseline (years) mean (SD) 0 0.96 (0.08) 1.99 (0.08) 3.03 (0.10) 0 2 (0.9%) 10 (4%) 28 (12%)
MSH3 Number of participants with 0 3a alleles: 126 1 3a alleles: 71 2 3a alleles: 18 3a allele non-carriers: 126 (55%) 3a allele carriers: 89 (39%) 14 (6%)
FAN1 Number of participants with 0 G alleles: 89 1 G alleles: 107 2 G alleles: 17 G carriers (rs2140734) Non-carriers: 89 (39%) Carriers: 124 (54%) 16 (7%)
BDNF Number of participants with 0 Met66 alleles: 136 1 Met66 alleles: 73 2 Met66 alleles: 4 Met66 Non-carriers: 136 (59%) Met66 Carriers: 77 (34%) 16 (7%)
COMT Number of participants with 0 Met158 alleles: 57 1
Met158 alleles: 113
2 Met158 alleles: 43
Val158 carriers: 170 (74%) Met158 homozygotes: 43 (19%) 16 (7%)
MAPT Number of participants with 0
H2 alleles: 120
1 H2 alleles: 78
2 H2 alleles: 15
H1 homozygotes: 120 (52%)
H2 carriers: 93 (41%)
16 (7%)