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

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.