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. 2011 Jul 11;66A(9):980–985. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glr060

Table 2.

Degree of SDD Severity and Slip Severity

SDD Measure/Group Difference Slow Walkers
Fast Walkers
Unadjusted
Adjusted for Age Unadjusted
Adjusted for Age
[Correlation] or Mean Difference ± SE p Value [Correlation] or Mean Difference ± SE p Value [Correlation] or Mean Difference ± SE p Value [Correlation] or Mean Difference ± SE p Value
Caudate nucleus
    Numeric BPIT value [.15] .4645 [.06] .7586 [−.34] .1010 [−.47] .0239
    Overall three-group comparison .0593 .0882 .0393 .0037
    Mild vs moderate 0.25 ± 0.23 .2868 0.26 ± 0.28 .3569 −0.55 ± 0.25 .0417 −0.97 ± 0.29 .0031
    Mild vs severe 0.31 ± 0.21 .1522 0.30 ± 0.30 .3306 −0.72 ± 0.28 .0167 −1.19 ± 0.32 .0013
    Moderate vs severe 0.56 ± 0.23 .0202 0.56 ± 0.24 .0299 −0.17 ± 0.25 .5212 −0.22 ± 0.23 .3563
Putamen
    Numeric BPIT value [.08] .6932 [−.04] .8579 [−.23] .2720 [−.36] .0889
    Overall three-group comparison .4399 .5652 .3678 .1588
    Mild vs moderate 0.33 ± 0.26 .2261 0.26 ± 0.34 .4587 −0.35 ± 0.28 .2162 −0.72 ± 0.38 .0734
    Mild vs severe 0.05 ± 0.22 .8159 −0.02 ± 0.31 .9560 −0.40 ± 0.32 .2216 −0.81 ± 0.43 .0752
    Moderate vs severe −0.27 ± 0.25 .2899 −0.27 ± 0.26 .3040 −0.05 ± 0.29 .8694 −0.09 ± 0.29 .7501

Note: BPIT = bolus-plus-infusion transformation; SDD = striatal dopaminergic denervation.