Table 2.
Cueing effect on gait parameters in patients with Parkinson’s disease and controls
| Patients with PD (n = 39) | Controls (n = 39) | Patients vs. controls | Cueing vs. baseline | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Cueing | Baseline | Cueing | F(df) | p | F(df) | p | |
| Cadence (steps/min) | 107.04 ± 12.94 | 113.09 ± 11.25 | 106.46 ± 8.31 | 109.25 ± 8.63 | 1.17 (1,76) | 0.3 | 13.63 (1,76) | <0.001 |
| Velocity (m/s) | 1.13 ± 0.15a | 1.21 ± 0.15 | 1.26 ± 0.11 | 1.32 ± 0.11 | 22.90 (1,76) | <0.001 | 18.04 (1,76) | <0.001 |
| Stride length (m) | 1.27 ± 0.15a | 1.30 ± 0.16 | 1.43 ± 0.10 | 1.45 ± 0.10 | 39.39(1,76) | <0.001 | 2.57 (1,76) | 0.2 |
| Gait Variability (CV stride) | 0.025 ± 0.011a | 0.026 ± 0.007 | 0.020 ± 0.005 | 0.021 ± 0.006 | 14.16(1,76) | <0.001 | 1.63 (1,76) | 0.1 |
| Coordination index (PCI, %) | 4.72 ± 2.06a | 4.97 ± 2.05 | 3.75 ± 1.28 | 3.81 ± 1.16 | 9.89(1,76) | 0.02 | 0.77(1,76) | 0.4 |
CV stride coefficient of variation of the inter-stride interval (standard deviation of the inter-stride intervals divided by the mean inter-stride interval), PCI phase coordination index, df degrees of freedom
aFor a difference between patients and controls at pre-test