| Clinical features | Parkinson disease tremor | Essential tremor |
| Age at onset | >50 years | Bimodal 2nd and 6th decade |
| Sex | Male ≥ Female | Male = Female |
| Family history | ~10 to 15 percent | ~50 percent |
| Asymmetry | +++ | + |
| Frequency | 4 to 6 Hz | 6 to 12 Hz |
| Character | At rest | Postural, kinetic |
| Supination-pronation | Flexion-extension | |
| Distribution | Hands, legs, chin, tongue | Hands, head, voice |
| Associated features | Bradykinesia, rigidity, postural instability, micrographia | Mild gait disorder or cerebellar signs in a minority |
