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. 2022 Jul 5;146(3):304–317. doi: 10.1111/ane.13667

TABLE 4.

Motor measurement values of lower limbs motility in healthy control subjects and in PD patients

Movement Motor parameter Group Right Left
N Mean SD Min. Max. Effect size (d) p (adjusted) N Mean SD Min. Max. Effect size (d) p (adjusted)
Lower limb agility‐heel tapping (HEHE) HE_Peak C 50 143.9 75.9 32.3 339.0 1.9 a <.00001* 50 134.2 71.8 25.6 365.0 1.8 a <.00001*
P 46 29.2 35.6 1.2 132.5 42 28.2 38.6 0.4 164.9
HE_Power C 50 77.0 25.6 27.4 128.6 2.4 a <.00001* 50 77.0 25.1 27.0 143.4 2.4 a <.00001*
P 46 18.2 23.4 1.4 118.1 42 18.5 23.9 0.5 91.1
HE_IAV C 50 143.7 25.0 108.9 212.3 1.7 a <.00001* 50 141.7 20.5 109.3 201.5 1.9 a <.00001*
P 46 107.4 18.0 87.9 197.6 42 108.7 13.1 90.5 152.0
Toe tapping heel pin (TTHP) TT_Taps C 50 36.7 7.2 17.0 50.0 0.7 .0029* 50 33.3 7.1 17.5 47.5 0.7 .0063*
P 46 31.7 7.5 15.5 49.0 42 28.3 8.1 10.0 50.0
TT_Exc C 50 8.5 3.7 2.0 16.8 0.1 .6230 50 10.7 4.3 3.4 20.7 0.5 .0423*
P 46 8.1 3.7 1.9 21.7 42 8.7 4.1 2.0 18.7
TT_IAV C 50 111.2 4.3 100.8 119.8 1.3 a <.00001* 50 108.6 3.3 98.8 115.9 1.2 a .00002*
P 46 101.1 10.1 83.1 117.2 42 100.1 10.3 75.1 115.7
Heel tapping—toe pin (HTTP) HH_Taps C 50 38.9 5.5 28.5 49.5 0.9 a .00009* 50 36.5 5.7 26.5 53.5 1.0 a .00003*
P 46 33.0 7.4 13.5 51.0 42 29.2 8.3 8.5 48.0
HH_Exc C 50 9.9 4.9 2.2 24.7 0.6 .0090* 50 11.6 5.6 2.1 25.3 0.8 b .0005*
P 46 7.3 4.2 2.1 18.6 42 7.5 4.7 2.1 19.4
HH_IAV C 50 112.4 3.0 104.3 120.6 1.5 a <.00001* 50 110.9 3.2 104.9 117.7 1.0 a .00006*
P 46 105.7 5.7 92.6 114.9 42 105.6 6.8 72.2 112.7
Heel–toe tapping (HETO) HT_Taps C 50 16.5 4.1 11.0 32.0 0.9 b .00008* 50 15.2 3.6 10.5 30.5 0.6 .0056*
P 46 13.1 3.6 5.5 23.5 42 13.2 2.9 6.0 22.0
HT_freqH C 50 1.7 0.4 1.2 3.3 0.8 b .0001* 50 1.6 0.4 1.1 3.1 0.6 .0221*
P 46 1.4 0.4 0.6 2.4 42 1.4 0.3 0.6 2.4
HT_freqT C 50 1.7 0.4 1.1 3.3 0.8 b .0001* 50 1.6 0.4 1.1 3.1 0.6 .0147*
P 46 1.4 0.4 0.6 2.4 42 1.4 0.3 0.6 2.4
HT_ExcT C 50 33.1 11.8 3.8 71.7 0.8 a .0001* 50 37.0 10.8 7.9 65.2 1.5 a <.00001*
P 46 23.6 10.5 9.0 50.8 42 21.1 10.2 4.6 46.5
HT_ExcH C 50 32.9 11.9 3.4 73.2 0.8 a .0002* 50 37.0 10.7 7.8 65.3 1.5 a <.00001*
P 46 23.4 10.6 8.2 49.6 42 21.5 9.8 4.8 45.7
HT_IAV C 50 103.8 3.7 96.4 112.1 1.1 a <.00001* 50 101.4 3.7 90.1 108.3 1.0 a .0001*
P 46 95.8 9.4 70.3 108.3 42 95.7 7.6 73.9 107.4

Note: Statistical significance between the two groups investigated (p adjusted) and discriminant capacity (effect size). C: control group; P: PD patients group; Effect size: Cohen d.

a

Cohen d > 0.8 bilaterally.

b

Cohen d > 0.8 unilaterally.

*

p < .05.

Abbreviations: PD, Parkinson's disease; SD, standard deviation.