TABLE 2.

The correlation between clinical scale scores and BKS by Pearson’s correlation test.

	All patients		H&Y:1–2		H&Y:2.5–3
	r	p	r	p	r	p
UPDRS III	0.546	<0.001*	0.663	<0.001*	0.445	<0.001*
UPDRS III-R	0.479	<0.001*	0.548	0.001*	0.406	0.001*
UPDRS III-B	0.588	<0.001*	0.682	<0.001*	0.485	<0.001*
Finger taps	0.456	<0.001*	0.603	<0.001*	0.319	0.01*
Hand movements	0.557	<0.001*	0.544	0.001*	0.516	<0.001*
Pronation/supination	0.552	<0.001*	0.623	<0.001*	0.453	<0.001*
Leg agility	0.454	<0.001*	0.618	<0.001*	0.314	<0.001*
Body bradykinesia	0.437	<0.001*	0.534	<0.001*	0.313	<0.001*

*Statistically significant differences (p < 0.05).