Research Article
Quantitative Analysis of Postural Balance in Faller and Nonfaller Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
Table 1
Demographic in each group of subjects.
| Subject characteristics | Faller (n = 32, men = 14) Mean (SD) | Nonfaller (n = 32, men = 14) Mean (SD) | Significance ( value) |
| Age (years) | 68.25 (8.44) | 67.91 (9.36) | 0.88 | Height (cm) | 159.13 (8.29) | 159.31 (7.91) | 0.93 | Weight (kg) | 57.91 (8.81) | 60.03 (8.73) | 0.35 | Disease duration (years) | 4.48 (3.62) | 2.68 (2.57) | 0.04 | Education (years) | 8.48 (4.47) | 7.72 (3.38) | 0.47 | HY stage | 2.35 (0.70) | 1.95 (0.59) | 0.02 | UPDRS III total score | 23.09 (9.87) | 19.81 (11.01) | 0.22 | FOG symptom number | 9 | 21 | — | NFOGQ score | 17.67 (5.65) | 13.78 (10.13) | 0.19 | Fear of falling score | 28.03 (11.55) | 10.89 (12.77) | P < 0.001 | Tinetti_balance | 8.88 (3.87) | 12.26 (3.48) | P < 0.001 | K_FAB | 12.00 (5.26) | 12.93 (3.71) | 0.43 | PHQ_9 | 8.86 (5.06) | 5.90 (4.37) | 0.02 | STAI | 41.50 (11.26) | 37.30 (10.29) | 0.14 |
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Note: HY stage, Hoehn and Yahr stage; UPDRS, unified Parkinson’s disease rating scale; NFOGQ, new freezing of gait questionnaire; K_FAB, frontal assessment battery; PHQ_9, patient health questionnaire-9; STAI, state-trait anxiety inventory; SD, standard deviation. Bold values: P < 0.05.
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