Table 1.
Baseline Demographic, clinical and posture characteristics by sensory organisation test and motor control test in PD patients and control group
| Parameters (Mean ± SD) | Group C, the control subjects (18) | Group A, Early PD (20) | Group B, late ambulant PD (21) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparison | - | A and control | B and control | A and B |
| Age (years) | 56.39 ± 6.29 | 61.10 ± 4.94 | 62.61 ± 4.52 | (P > 0.05) NS |
| Sex (male/female) | 13/5 | 14/6 | 15/6 | - |
| BMI, kg/m^2 | 22.35 ± 2.18 | 21.32 ± 2.34 | 22.39 ± 1.99 | (P > 0.05) NS |
| Disease duration (years) | - | 3.70 ±1.50 | 10.63 ± 3.16 | - |
| mH&Y score | - | 1.52 ±0.44 | 3.23 ± 0.56 | - |
| UPDRS - motor part score | - | 36.01 ± 5.55 | 28.26 ± 8.36 | - |
| FIM score | 108.61 ± 8.18 | 75.50±7.05*(*P <0.05) | 48.23 ±10.96*(*P <0.05) | (*P <0.05) |
| BBS score | 45.83 ± 6.84 | 40.15 ± 5.31*(*P <0.05) | 39.57 ± 6.39 *(*P <0.05) | (P > 0.05) NS |
| Composite equilibrium score (CES %) | 73.16 ± 6.65 | 54.25± 9.55*(*P <0.05) | 43.38± 7.92*(*P <0.05) | (*P <0.05) |
| Composite latency of motor response (msec) | 131.16 ± 9.79 | 163.25 ± 10.89*(*P <0.05) | 201.28 ± 2.86*(*P <0.05) | (*P <0.05) |
Body Mass Index (BMI); Modified Hoehn and Yahr (mH&Y); Unified Parkinson‘s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS); functional independence measure (FIM); Berge balance scale (BBS); composite equilibrium score (CES%) of sensory organization test (SOT); composite latency of motor response (msec) of motor control test (MCT); Non-Significant (NS) P > 0.05; Significant
*
P < 0.05; highly significant ** P < 0.001; (ANOVA).