1. HD+CLOSE

(n = 16)

2. HD+DISTANT

(n = 16)

3. HD−

(n = 38)

Group comparisons

Pa

n

M

SD

n

M

SD

n

M

SD

1 - 3

2 - 3

1 - 2

Gender of affected parentb (male/female)

8/8

50%

11/5

14/22c

0.454

0.047*

0.280

Age of onset of affected parenta

43.4

(12.2)

49.3d

(11.0)

47.0e

(10.6)

0.272

0.791

0.237

CAG length of wildtype allelea

18.8t

(2.0)

18.3

(3.2)

20.7g

(3.9)

0.091

0.035*

0.577

CAG length of mutated allelea

43.3

(2.4)

42.2

(3.3)

0.273

Estimated years to onseta,h

6.5

(4.1)

22.3

(10.7)

<0.001***