Table 6.
Parameters of the AC task: discriminant power and correlation with UPDRS scores.
| Mann-Whitney U Test |
Spearman Coefficient | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Meaning (Unit) | Median HC |
Median PD |
Z | p-Value a | ρ | p-Value a |
| MBA | Maximum Bending Angle (degree) | 17.50 | 31.26 | 3.18 | 1.44 × 10−3 | 0.75 | 4.00 × 10−7 |
| TD | Total Duration of S2S movement (s) | 0.90 | 2.42 | 2.86 | 4.17 × 10−3 | 0.80 | 1.08 × 10−8 |
| SPm | Mean Speed of S2S movement (degree/s) | 21.85 | 12.92 | 2.76 | 5.84 × 10−3 | -0.69 | 6.26 × 10−6 |
| NPeaks | Number of Bending Peaks (#) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.13 | 2.59 × 10−1 | 0.63 | 5.65 × 10−5 |
a Significance level p < 0.05.