Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for demographics and average daily sleep and physical activity variables for participants with Parkinson Disease and Healthy Older Adults.
Clinical characteristics | PD (n = 25) Mean (SD) | HOA (n = 27) Mean (SD) | ||
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Difference HOA-PD (95% CI) | p-Value | |||
MDS-UPDRS Total Score | 28 (16) | NA | ||
MDS-UPDRS Motor Examination Section Score | 12 (9) | NA | ||
MoCA score | 29.1 (1.8) | 29.2 (0.9) | 0.1 (−0.7,1.0) | 0.4* |
Demographics | ||||
Age (years) | 69 (6) | 67 (5) | −2 (−5.0, 1.2) | 0.21† |
Comorbidities (#) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 0 (−1.0, 0.4) | 0.45* |
Adherence | ||||
Participants adherent to monitoring | 25/30 (83%) | 27/30 (90%) | ‐ | 0.45‡ |
Time monitor removed (%) | 5 (3) | 6 (4) | 1 (−1.8,1.6) | 0.88* |
Sleep | ||||
Nighttime Sleep | ||||
Total Nighttime Sleep (min) | 347 (108) | 422 (41) | 75 (27, 129) | < 0.01 * |
Number of Wakenings (#) | 1.9 (1.3) | 2.2 (1.32) | 0.3 (−0.5, 0.9) | 0.50* |
Wake Time after Sleep Onset (min) | 5.2 (3.4) | 6.0 (4.0) | 0.8 (−1.4, 2.4) | 0.56* |
Daytime Sleep | ||||
Total Daytime Sleep (min) | 112 (129) | 71 (135) | −41 (−114, 33) | 0.12* |
Number of Naps (#) | 1.3 (1.6) | 0.6 (1.2) | −0.7 (−1.5, 0.1) | 0.07* |
Physical Activity | ||||
Daily Quantity | ||||
Number of steps (#) | 5953 (2365) | 11 745 (3891) | 5792 (3886, 7678) | 0.001 * |
Daily Intensity | ||||
Sedentary < 1 MET (min) | 846 (122) | 642 (88) | −204 (−262, −137) | 0.001 * |
Light Intensity 1–3 METs (min) | 172 (60) | 266 (62) | 94 (58, 127) | 0.001 * |
Moderate Intensity 3–6 METs (min) | 15 (11) | 31 (17) | 16 (7, 24) | 0.001 * |
High Intensity ≥ 6 METS (min) | 19 (14) | 41 (26) | 22 (7, 34) | 0.01 * |
Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Tests
Un-paired T-tests
Pearson’s Chi-Squared Test.
Italicized p-values indicate a significant difference between groups at α = 0.01.
PD: Parkinson Disease; HOA: Healthy Older Adults; MDS-UPDRS: Movement Disorders Society Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale; MET: metabolic equivalent.