Table 2.
Characteristics of participants.
| H group (n = 10 persons, 20 legs) |
C group (n = 12 persons, 24 legs) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Men, 7; women 3 | Men, 9; women, 3 | 0.73 |
|
Age (years) |
66.0 ± 8.2 | 33.2 ± 3.7 | 0.001 |
| Height (m) | 1.59 ± 9.6 | 1.69 ± 9.26 | 0.018 |
| Body weight (kg) | 60.1 ± 8.2 | 69.43 ± 14.6 | 0.101 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.7 ± 2.6 | 23.8 ± 3.4 | 0.951 |
| Diagnosis |
Cervical myelopathy, 9 Thoracic myelopathy, 1 |
||
| NINDS (legs) | |||
| 1+ | 0 | 18 | |
| 2+ | 0 | 6 | |
| 3+ | 15 | 0 | |
| 4+ | 5 | 0 | |
Data are expressed as number or mean ± standard deviation. The H group included patients with patellar tendon hyperreflexia; the C group included healthy volunteers with normal tendon reflex.
H hyperreflexia, C control; NINDS The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.