From: Functional gait assessment in early and advanced Parkinson’s disease
Controls (n = 20) | PD patients | Test of sig | p | p1 | ||
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Early (n = 20) | Advanced (n = 20) | |||||
Sex | ||||||
Male | 11 (55%) | 13 (65%) | 13 (65%) | χ2 = 0.564 | 0.754 | 1.000 |
Female | 9 (45%) | 7 (35%) | 7 (35%) | |||
Age (years) | ||||||
Mean ± SD | 50.4 ± 8.9 | 61.5 ± 9.8 | 63.6 ± 5.7 | F = 14.407* | < 0.001* | 0.718 |
Median (Min.–Max.) | 50 (40–68) | 62.5 (44–80) | 64.5 (54–72) | |||
Subject’s duration of Parkinson's disease (in years) | ||||||
Mean ± SD | – | 5.1 ± 2.7 | 5.9 ± 2.4 | t = 0.995 | 0.326 | 0.326 |
Median (Min.–Max.) | – | 4.5 (1–10) | 5.5 (3–11) | |||
Subject’s educational level | ||||||
Illiterate | 0 (0%) | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | χ2 = 14.463 | MCp = 0.115 | MCp1 = 0.146 |
Primary | 2 (10%) | 7 (35%) | 1 (5%) | |||
Preparatory | 5 (25%) | 2 (10%) | 2 (10%) | |||
Secondary | 1 (5%) | 4 (20%) | 5 (25%) | |||
Diploma/institute | 8 (40%) | 3 (15%) | 7 (35%) | |||
College | 4 (20%) | 3 (15%) | 5 (25%) | |||
Postgrad studies | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |