Nutritional characteristics of patients with Huntington disease according to sex, compared to controls.

The values represent the mean±standard deviations. Ranges are in parentheses. The HD group was compared to controls (ANOVA).
ADetermined retrospectively for a 5-year period.
BDetermined by bioelectric impedance.
CDetermined from a 3-day and a 24-hour questionnaire performed at a one-month interval. Weight loss was significant in the HD group, in both men and women. Despite significantly higher calories intake, carriers of huntingin mutations did not have a higher BMI (body mass index). In men, BMI and lean body mass were lower in the HD group despite higher food intake. These nutritional analyses demonstrate the existence of a hypermetabolic state in the early stages of HD.