Table 1.
Baseline Participant Demographics & Characteristics
| Lecture Series n=9 | Tango n=24 | pa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | 1 F; 8 M | 12 F; 12 M | 0.056* |
| UPDRS Motor Subscale-III | 27.2 (7.0) | 28.1 (6.9) | 0.747 |
| Hoehn & Yahr Stage (Median (1st, 3rd Quartiles)) | 2.0 (2.0, 2.0) | 2.3 (2.0, 2.6) | 0.438 |
| Age (years) | 74.4 (6.5) | 68.4 (7.5) | 0.041 |
| Duration of PD (years) | 7.2 (4.9) | 7.0 (5.5) | 0.900 |
| Education (years) | 16.4 (1.3) | 16.5 (2.1) | 0.941 |
| Freezer (#yes/#no) | 3/6 | 8/16 | 1.000* |
| Number of Comorbidities | 3.1 (1.2) | 3.3 (1.7) | 0.775 |
| Number of Prescription Medications | 7.8 (6.6) | 5.4 (4.5) | 0.343^ |
| Use of Assistive Device (#yes/#no) | 4/5 | 6/18 | 0.3999* |
| Hx of ≥1 falls in Past Year (#yes/#no) | 5/4 | 15/9 | 1.000* |
| Fear of Falling§ | 3.1 (1.4) | 3.0 (1.5) | 0.907 |
| Quality of Life§ | 5.1 (1.1) | 5.2 (0.9) | 0.752 |
| Beck Depression Inventory-II (/63) | 12.1 (9.6) | 12.1 (5.5) | 0.992 |
| Composite Physical Function (/24) | 20.2 (4.7) | 20.3 (4.9) | 0.971 |
| Montreal Cognitive Assessment (/30) | 26.0 (2.8) | 24.9 (3.3) | 0.384 |
| Berg Balance Scale (/56) | 48.1 (13.2) | 51.1 (4.6) | 0.325 |
Unless otherwise noted, values are given in means and standard deviations (M (SD)). Abbreviations: PD, Parkinson’s Disease; UPDRS, Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale; Hx, History; SD, Standard Deviation.
a
Independent t-tests compared groups.
*
Fishers Exact Test.
^
Equal variance not assumed.
§
Rating worry about falling / quality of life from 1 (low) to 7 (high).