TABLE 4.
Movement | Motor parameter | Group | Right | Left | ||||||||||||
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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.
Cohen d > 0.8 bilaterally.
Cohen d > 0.8 unilaterally.
p < .05.
Abbreviations: PD, Parkinson's disease; SD, standard deviation.