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Table 1 Demographics and characteristics of participants

From: Frontal brain activation changes due to dual-tasking under partial body weight support conditions in older adults with multiple sclerosis

Characteristic

MS (n = 10)

HOA (n = 12)

p-value

Age (yr)

56.2 (5.1)

63.1 (4.4)

0.004**

Sex (# of females)

8

9

1.00

Height (m)

1.69 (0.09)

1.7 (0.09)

0.85

Weight (kg)

70.4 (9.6)

77.6 (17.99)

0.4

BMI (%)

24.72 (3.83)

26.9 (6.23)

0.34

Higher education (yr)

3.85 (2.9)

4.9 (3.1)

0.41

SPPB (0–12)

10.2 (1.8)

11.6 (.7)

0.04*

RBANS (40–160)

98.1 (13.43)

105.6 (11.3)

0.18

Overground gait speed (m/s)

.87 (.22)

.94 (.12)

0.44

EDSS (0–10)

3.7 (1.6)

 
  1. Abbreviations MS Multiple Sclerosis, HOA Healthy older adults, BMI Body mass index, SPPB Short physical performance battery RBANS Repeated Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status, EDSS Expanded Disability Status Scale
  2. Mean (SD) and results from independent t test. *significant difference at p < .05. **significant difference at p < .005