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. 2021 Mar 10;10(6):1160. doi: 10.3390/jcm10061160

Table 2.

Difference in the means of the motor parameters detected with the accelerometer in PwMS, divided into two categories for each test or clinical scale according to the defined cut-offs.

Mean Steps/Day p Value Median Daily Steps p Value MinSteps p Value MaxSteps p Value
EDSS ≤ 4 5545 0.28 5169 0.4 2359 0.17 9615 0.28
EDSS > 4 4960 4949 1678 8702
BDI < 12 5415 0.20 5283 0.25 2182 0.051 9169 0.23
BDI > 12 4597 4587 1115 8136
PHQ9 < 6 5289 0.41 5139 0.5 2022 0.25 8936 0.58
PHQ9 > 6 5037 5143 1467 9351
FSS < 4.33 5855 0.16 5444 0.3 2564 0.06 10632 0.04
FSS > 4.33 4892 4968 1544 8112
PDDS < 2.5 8169 0.03 5863 0.09 2566 0.03 11353 0.0005
PDDS > 2.5 4486 4610 1328 8112

MinSteps: minimum daily steps, MaxSteps: maximum daily steps, EDSS: expanded disability status scale, PDDS: patient-determined disease steps, FSS: fatigue severity scale, BDI-II: Beck depression inventory-II, PHQ9: nine-item patient health questionnaire. Bold characters are statistically significant.