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. 2013 Jun 21;8(6):e66718. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066718

Table 1. Demographic, neurological and freezing characteristics of subjects with and without freezing of gait.

Freezers (n = 17) Non-freezers (n = 11)
Mean ± SD Median Range Mean ± SD Median Range
Age 66.1±6.5 66 25 63.4±8.1 64 30
Disease duration (yr.) 7.24±3.7 7.0 25 5.55±3.1 4.0 11
LEDD 807±549 800 2400 517±427 450 1350
H & Y 1.88±0.4 2.0 1.5 1.77±0.6 2.0 1.5
UPDRS III ‘Off’ 32.4±11 36 40 22.2±11 24 38
UPDRS III ‘On’ 24.2±14 22 44 12.5±6.7 11 19
MMSE 27.8±2.1 28 7.0 29.3±0.6 29 2.0
BDI-II 13.9±11 14 42 7.45±6.5 4.0 18
Modal FSL ‘Off’ 0.42±0.2 0.37 0.55 0.47±0.2 0.44 0.57
Modal FSL ‘On’ 0.46±0.1 0.49 0.50 0.46±0.1 0.44 0.44
FOG-Q 10.2±4.5 10 15 1.30±1.4 1.0 4.0

NOTE: H & Y = Hoehn and Yahr stages, UPDRS III = motor section of the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale, LEDD = Levodopa Equivalent Daily Dose (mg/day), MMSE = Mini Mental State Examination, BDI-II = Beck’s Depression Inventory version II, Modal FSL = Modal Footstep Latency, FOG-Q = Freezing of Gait Questionnaire.