Table 1 Comparisons between the characteristics of patients with dystonia and normal volunteers.

From: Obsessive–compulsive symptoms are negatively correlated with motor severity in patients with generalized dystonia

 

Dystonia patients

Normal volunteers

p value

Age, years [median (interquartile range)]

35.0 (24.3–50.0)

35.0 (22.3–52.0)

0.890

Sex, F (%)/M (%)

8 (57)/6 (43)

8 (57)/6 (43)

1.000

Disease duration, years [median (interquartile range)]

13.0 (7.8–20.0)

–

–

Total MOCI score [median (interquartile range)]

8.5 (5.0–14.3)

4.0 (2.0–7.5)

0.025*

Total MOCI score ≥ 13 (%)

4 (29)

0 (0)

0.098

BFMDRS [median (interquartile range)]

54.5 (43.8–64.5)

–

–

  1. A p value < 0.05 is statistically significant.
  2. BFMDRS, Burke–Fahn–Marsden Dystonia Rating Scale; F, female; M, male; MOCI, Maudsley Obsessional Compulsive Inventory.
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