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Table 1 Demographic and clinical variables of patients and controls

From: Cytokine levels reflect tic symptoms more prominently during mild phases

 

Patients (n = 35)

Controls (n = 31)

p value

Sex (male/female)

28/7

20/11

 

Age (years)

9.40 ± 2.85

9.87 ± 2.32

0.468

IQ

94.80 ± 10.15

102.90 ± 10.68

0.002*

Duration until visit (months)

44.74 ± 37.60

  

YGTSS score

24.57 ± 13.32

  

 Motor tic score

7.03 ± 3.89

  

 Phonic tic score

4.69 ± 4.63

  

 Total tic score

11.71 ± 6.41

  

 Impairment score

12.86 ± 7.89

  

Comorbidities (male/female)

   

 ADHD

9/2

  

 Generalized anxiety disorder

1/0

  

 Enuresis

1/0

  
  1. *p < 0.05
  2. IQ intelligence quotient, YGTSS Yale Global Tic Severity Scale, ADHD attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder