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. 2018 Apr 27;33(8):1287–1297. doi: 10.1002/mds.27376

Table 2.

Smartphone sensor features from each active and passive monitoring activity and corresponding MDS‐UPDRS item(s) score, associated test‐retest reliability, ability to detect control vs. PD differences, relationship with clinical symptom severity and ability to detect signs in PD participants clinically scored as having no signs

Activity Sensor Feature and Unit MDS‐UPDRS Item(s) Test‐Retest Reliability of Sensor Feature Controls vs. All PD PD Participants: Relationship Between Active Test Feature and MDS‐UPDRS Item(s) Score Controls vs. PD Subgroup Rated as Having No Symptoms (MDS‐UPDRS score = “0”) at Respective Site Visit
Active tests ICC t Value P Value t Value P Value t Value P Value
Sustained phonation MFCC2 2.1 0.82 −4.48 <0.001 –0.36 n.s −3.29 <0.001
Rest tremor Skewness 3.18 0.90 7.6 <0.001 2.17 0.033 5.5 <0.001
Postural tremor Power (m2/s3) 2.10 0.97 4.42 <0.001 2.61 0.011 0.83 n.s.
Finger tapping Tap variability 2.5 0.64 8.46 <0.001 2.18 0.028 6.95 <0.001
Balance Mean velocity (m/s) 3.13 0.80 8.29 <0.001 2.38 0.027 5.16 0.005
Gait Turn speed (degree/s) PIGD 0.88 −9.31 <0.001 −2.45 0.022 −8.25 <0.001
Passive monitoring ICC Mann‐Whitney U P Value t Value P Value Mann‐Whitney U P Value
Walking Turn speed (degree/s) Average PIGD n/a 1,392 <0.001 −3.01 0.005 229 0.018
Sit‐to‐stand transitions Sit‐to‐stand transitions (#/hour) Average PIGD n/a 1,087 0.005 −1.48 n.s. 250 n.s.
Walking vs. not walking Activity ratio (%) Average PIGD n/a 1,392 <0.001 −2.02 0.055 321 0.003

Values for the active tests are t values from linear mixed‐effects models that quantify the relationship between given MDS‐UPDRS item(s) and the selected features and take repeated tests over time of the same subjects into account. Values for the passive monitoring activities are U values from the Mann‐Whitney U test.

MFCC2, mel‐frequency cepstral coefficient 2; n/a, not applicable; n.s., not significant; STS, sit‐to‐stand/stand‐to‐sit transitions.