Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of 91 ET cases
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| Age in years | 70.4 ± 12.8 (range = 33–96) |
|---|---|
| Female gender | 47 (51.6) |
| Education in years | 16.2 ± 2.8 |
| Non-Hispanic white race | 86 (94.5) |
| Age of onset of tremor in years | 37.7 ± 18.1 |
| Tremor duration in years | 36.9 ± 18.7 |
| Family history of: | |
| ET | 28 (30.8) |
| ET or tremor | 58 (63.7) |
| Total tremor score | 20.6 ± 5.9 |
| Head (neck) tremor on examination | 32 (35.2) |
| Voice tremor on examination | 24 (26.4) |
| CESD-10 score | 9.5 ± 6.2 (range = 0–26) |
| CESD-10 score | |
| 0–9 (no or minimal depressive symptom category) | 4.7 ± 2.7 (n = 47) |
| 10–19 (moderate depressive symptom category) | 13.0 ± 2.5 (n = 37) |
| ≥ 20 (severe depressive symptom category) | 23.1 ± 2.3 (n = 7) |
| CESD-10 score | |
| ≤ 3 (lowest quartile) | 1.4 ± 1.2 |
| 4–7 (second quartile) | 5.4 ± 1.2 |
| 8–12 (third quartile) | 10.2 ± 1.2 |
| ≥ 13 (highest quartile) | 17.1 ± 4.1 |
| ETEA score | 24.2 ± 16.9 (range = 0–61) |