Registered offences in four groups of female subjects
| Type of offence | Group 1 n=151 % | Group 2 n=151 % | Group 3 n=200 % | Group 4 n=200 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic offences | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Drunken driving | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Violent crimes | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Theft | 2.0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Vandalism | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fraud | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other offences | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| All types2-150 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
↵2-150 Figures are not additive, as some subjects were registered with more than one type of offence.
The numbers of offences in general were small, and no significant differences were found (Fisher’s exact test).
Groups: 1=patients with Huntington’s disease; 2=control subjects matched to group 1; 3=non-affected first degree relatives, about 9% are carriers of the gene for Huntington’s disease (see text for details); 4=control subjects matched to group 3.