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Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristic of two groups of PD patients

From: Effects of interactive video-game–based exercise on balance in older adults with mild-to-moderate Parkinson’s disease

 

Group A

Group B

P-value

 

N = 12

N = 12

 

Mean ± SD

 

Age (years)

67.8 ± 5.5

66.5 ± 8.8

0.66a

Body height (cm)

158.5 ± 7.4

164.3 ± 7.5

0.07a

Body weight (kg)

58.0 ± 10.9

61.1 ± 6.3

0.42a

BMI (kg/m2)

23.2 ± 4.6

22.7 ± 2.4

0.75a

Leg length (cm)

 Left leg

79.5 ± 4.5

81.1 ± 5.2

0.44a

 Right leg

79.6 ± 4.8

81.2 ± 5.6

0.46a

Foot length (cm)

 Left foot

23.3 ± 1.1

24.2 ± 1.6

0.10a

 Right foot

23.3 ± 1.1

24.2 ± 1.6

0.11a

MMSE

28.5 ± 1.7

26.0 ± 2.6

0.01a

 

N (%)

 

Sex

 Female

10 (83.33%)

3 (25%)

0.004b

 Male

2 (16.67%)

9 (75%)

 

Fall in the past year

 No

12 (100%)

8 (66.67%)

0.09c

 Yes

0 (0%)

4 (33.33%)

 

Hoehn and Yahr staging scale

 Stage 1

4 (33.33%)

3 (25%)

0.77c

 Stage 2

5 (41.67%)

4 (33.33%)

 

 Stage 3

3 (25%)

5 (41.67%)

 
  1. SD standard deviation, N number, % percentages, BMI Body mass index, MMSE Mini-mental state examination
  2. aT Test; b Chi-square Test; c Fisher’s Exact Test
  3. Significant difference (p < 0.05) was indicated in bold