Table 1.
Characterization of the Sample by Subgroups.
| MS Group | Control Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ki | Ts | Ki | Ts | |
| n | 26 | 30 | 21 | 20 |
| Sex (n) | ||||
| - Female | 19 | 19 | 14 | 12 |
| - Male | 7 | 11 | 7 | 8 |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 44.65 ± 10.43 | 44.03 ± 10.87 | 41.05 ± 10.81 | 40.89 ± 11.82 |
| Box and blocks (mean ±SD) | 37.9 ± 9.5 | 35.7 ± 9.4 * | 42.6 ± 4.8 | 41.7 ± 6.6 * |
| Functional reaching—anterior (mean ± SD) | 34.7 ± 8.9 | 30.0 ± 7.9 * | 33.9 ± 6.3 | 37.3 ± 5.1 * |
| Functional reaching—lateral right (mean ± SD) | 25.6 ± 7.4 | 24.0 ± 6.7 | 27.8 ± 5.7 | 26.8 ± 5.2 |
| Functional reaching—lateral left (mean ±SD) | 25.3 ± 6.0 | 22.3 ± 6.5 * | 25.7 ± 5.0 | 26.6 ± 3.7 * |
| EDSS (mean ±SD) | 3.5 ± 2.1 | 3.6 ± 2.3 | - | - |
| MFIS (mean ±SD) | 29.6 ± 14.2 | 34.8 ± 19.5 | - | - |
| TEADI (n) | - | - | ||
| 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 11 | 14 | ||
| TEALT (n) | - | - | ||
| 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 13 | 10 | ||
| Time since diagnosis (n) | - | - | ||
| Up to 1 year | 3 | 1 | ||
| From 1 to 3 years | 1 | 4 | ||
| From 3 to 5 years | 4 | 3 | ||
| From 5 to 10 years | 10 | 6 | ||
| Over 10 years | 8 | 15 | ||
| No information | 1 | |||
| Experience with computer (n) | ||||
| Yes | 25 | 23 | 17 | 17 |
| No | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Experience with games (n) | ||||
| Yes | 14 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
| No | 14 | 19 | 7 | 12 |
Abbreviations: MS = Multiple Sclerosis; Ki = Kinect; Ts = Touchscreen; n = sample size; SD = Standard Deviation); alternate attention test—TEALT; divided attention test—TEADI. * means p-value < 0.05 between MS and Control Groups.