Table 1.
Comparison of overall subjects, fallers, and non-fallers.
| Overall (n=80) Mean ± SD |
Fallers (n=25) Mean ± SD |
Non-Fallers (n=55) Mean ± SD |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| % male | 59% | 64% | 56% |
| Age | 68.2 ± 9.3 | 68.8 ± 7.8 | 67.9 ± 10.0 |
| Disease duration | 8.5 ±.54 | 11.4 ± 5.5* | 7.15 ± 3.81 |
| MDS-UPDRS score | 72.6 ± 25.1 | 93.8 ± 23.1* | 62.9 ± 19.0 |
| H&Y stage-mean (SD)/median | 2.45 ± 0.64/2.5 | 2.9 ± 0.71/3.0* | 2.3 ± 0.50/2.0 |
| Stage 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Stage 2 | 27 | 1 | 26 |
| Stage 2.5 | 30 | 10 | 20 |
| Stage 3 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Stage 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Mini-BESTest | 20.2 ± 7.0 | 14.3 ± 6.2* | 22.9 ± 5.5 |
| Mini-BESTest % | 63.2 ± 21.8 | 44.8 ± 19.4* | 71.6 ± 17.3 |
| BESTest Total % | 70.3 ± 16.7 | 57.1 ± 15.4 * | 76.4 ± 13.6 |
| Section I: Biomechanical Constraints % | 59.2 ± 22.3 | 45.3 ± 19.4* | 65.6 ± 20.7 |
| Section II: Stability Limits/Verticality % | 80.1 ± 12.6 | 73.9 ± 11.8† | 82.9 ± 12.1 |
| Section III : Anticipatory Postural Adjustments % | 69.5 ± 20.4 | 57.6 ± 18.4* | 74.9 ± 18.9 |
| Section IV: Postural Responses % | 68.5 ± 22.9 | 52.2 ± 25.6* | 75.9 ± 18.0 |
| Section V: Sensory Orientation % | 75.3 ± 22.4 | 58.9 ± 24.9* | 82.7 ± 16.8 |
| Section VI: Stability in Gait % | 68.0 ± 21.5 | 51.4 ± 20.6* | 75.5 ± 17.4 |
Statistically significant difference between fallers and non-fallers
*
(p<0.001) and
†
(p<0.004).