Table 1.
Baseline Participant Demographics
Variable | Waltz/Foxtrot (n = 17) | Tango (n= 14) | Tai Chi (n= 13) | No Intervention (n= 17) | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 66.8 ± 2.4 | 68.2±1.4 | 64.9± 2.3 | 66.5 ± 2.8 | 0.83 |
Sex (male/female) | 11/6 | 11/3 | 11/2 | 12/5 | 0.64 |
Time with PD (years) | 9.2 ± 1.4 | 6.9 ± 1.3 | 8.7±1.3 | 5.9 ± 1.0 | 0.22 |
UPDRS Motor Subscale III | 26.9 ± 2.5 | 27.6 ± 2.0 | 26.3± 2.5 | 27.4 ± 2.4 | 0.98 |
Hoehn &Yahr scale | 2.0 ± 0.2 | 2.1 ± 0.1 | 2.0 ± 0.1 | 2.2 ± 0.2 | 0.63 |
Dyskinesia score | 0.82 ± 6.2 | 0.32 ± 0.2 | 2.27 ± 0.8 | 0.38 ± 0.2 | 0.05 |
Fallers/Non-fallers | 8/9 | 9/5 | 3 /10 | 6 /11 | 0.16 |
Fallers UPDRS/Non-Fallers UPDRS (*) | 28.1 ± 3.8/25.9 ± 3.4 (0.69) | 29.8 ± 2.9/23.6 ± 1.0 (0.11) | 25.0 ± 0.6/26.7 ± 3.3 (0.79) | 28.3 ± 4.7/26.9 ± 2.9 (0.80) | N/A |
Values are means ± SE. P values are for One-way ANOVAs. N/A= non-applicable
P value between fallers and non fallers within groups