Table 3.
Characteristics of the invited and included patients
| Complete cohort of PD patients |
Eligible patients | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Not willing to participate | Willing to participate | ||
| N | 3453 | 1101 | 586 |
| Gender (% male) | 59.0 | 53.4 | 65.4 |
| Age (years) | 66.1 (7.2) | 67.2 (7.1) | 64.1 (7.6) |
| Disease duration (years) | 6.2 (5.7) | 6.0 (5.6) | 5.3 (4.6) |
| Ability to walk (%) | |||
| Normal | 814 (23.7) | 232 (21.3) | 157 (26.8) |
| Slow but independently | 1747 (50.8) | 556 (51.0) | 348 (59.4) |
| Independently with walking aid | 605 (17.6) | 302 (27.7) | 81 (13.8) |
| With help of someone | 112 (3.3) | ||
| Wheelchair bounded | 158 (4.6) | ||
| Level of physical activity (min/week) | 144.8 (196.7) | 40.1 (61.1) | 59.2 (71.9) |