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Table 1 Group characteristics

From: Reduced vagal tone in women with the FMR1 premutation is associated with FMR1 mRNA but not depression or anxiety

Variable

Group

Women with the FMR1 Premutation

(n = 35)

Control Women

(n = 28)

Test of group differences (p value)

Age in years

 M (SD)

44.31(8.63)

41.70 (9.34)

0.251

 Range

25.53–60.94

28.72–65.23

IQa

 M (SD)

104.26 (11.90)

104.57 (11.46)

0.928

 Range

81.00–130.00

83.00–135.00

Race

0.181

 Caucasian

94%

85%

 African American

3%

15%

 American Indian

3%

–

Household Income

 <20k

9%

12%

0.164

 21–40k

12%

7%

 41–80k

33%

35%

 81–120k

12%

30%

 >121k

34%

11%

Medication use

 Atypical antipsychotics

3%

–

0.008*

 Classical antipsychotics

3%

–

 Antidepressants

48%

15%

 Mood stabilizers

7%

–

 Anti-anxiety

10%

–

 Stimulants

3%

4%

Total stress percentileb

0.001*

 M (SD)

62.12 (22.87)

34.64 (25.63)

 Range

4.00–96.00

1.00–88.00

Tremor Disability Scorec

0.508

 M (SD)

4.30 (15.29)

2.06 (4.15)

 Range

0–77.42

0–12.90

  1. aMeasured with the Kaufmann Brief Intelligence Test-II [106]
  2. bMeasured with the Parenting Stress Inventory-4 [112]
  3. cPotential scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores denoting greater functional disability associated with tremor
  4. *p < 0.05