Table 4.

Clinical and demographic variables associated with LTB, as measured with a wall goniometer.

Dependent variable	Independent variables	Total sample	Unadjusted			Adjusted
			OR	95% CI	P-value	OR	95% CI	P-value
Limitations in ADLs
	Number of patients	88
	Sex, males vs. females∧		1.08	0.46–2.56	0.85	0.72	0.23–2.23	0.57
	Modified H&Y stage		4.66	2.46–8.82	<0.0005	4.26	2.07–8.77	<0.0005
	Disease duration, y		1.17	1.07–1.28	0.001	1.09	0.98–1.22	0.08
	Degrees		1.02	0.96–1.08	0.46	1.08	0.99–1.17	0.07
Motor impairment
	Number of patients	88
	Sex, males vs. females∧		0.54	0.22–1.29	0.16	0.35	0.12–0.99	0.049
	Modified H&Y stage		2.14	1.24–3.70	0.006	2.75	1.33–5.58	0.005
	Disease duration, y		1.06	0.99–1.13	0.07	1.02	0.95–1.10	0.56
	Degrees		1.06	0.99–1.13	0.06	1.12	1.03–1.22	0.007
Back pain
	Number of patients	88
	Sex, males vs. females∧		0.41	0.16–0.99	0.049	0.33	0.13–0.87	0.024
	Modified H&Y stage		1.53	0.94–2.94	0.08	1.86	1.01–3.41	0.046
	Disease duration, y		1.02	0.96–1.08	0.56	0.98	0.92–1.06	0.74
	Degrees		1.03	0.97–1.09	0.38	1.05	0.98–1.13	0.15
Falls
	Number of patients	88
	Sex, males vs. females∧		1.56	0.60–4.02	0.36	1.45	0.54–3.92	0.46
	Modified H&Y stage		1.61	0.93–2.79	0.09	1.82	0.96–3.44	0.07
	Disease duration, y		1.02	0.95–1.08	0.59	0.99	0.92–1.07	0.84
	Degrees		1.05	0.98–1.11	0.13	1.06	0.99–1.13	0.08

CI, confidence interval; H&Y, Hoehn and Yahr; OR, Odds Ratio; LTB, Lateral Trunk Bending;

^∧denotes the reference category; significant associations in bold at p < 0.05.