TABLE 6.
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) | |||
Gait (GTAF) | GT_Strd | C | 49 | 11.3 | 1.3 | 9.0 | 14.5 | 0.6 | .0081* | 50 | 11.2 | 1.2 | 9.0 | 14.0 | 0.9 a | .0007* |
P | 46 | 13.7 | 5.2 | 10.5 | 44.5 | 42 | 14.0 | 4.5 | 8.5 | 34.5 | ||||||
GT_Time | C | 49 | 12.0 | 1.7 | 8.2 | 15.5 | 0.6 | .0086* | 50 | 11.7 | 1.6 | 8.1 | 14.9 | 0.9 a | .0005* | |
P | 46 | 14.7 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 48.5 | 42 | 15.1 | 5.3 | 9.0 | 33.7 | ||||||
GT_H | C | 49 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 a | .0008* | 50 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .0282* | |
P | 20 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 19 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ||||||
GT_Ang | C | 49 | 73.9 | 9.6 | 52.9 | 92.7 | 0.6 | .0127* | 50 | 91.1 | 7.0 | 71.8 | 104.2 | 1.7 a | <.00001* | |
P | 46 | 67.4 | 12.7 | 17.5 | 93.0 | 42 | 72.9 | 14.1 | 30.4 | 95.5 | ||||||
GT_RS | C | 49 | 69.9 | 1.3 | 67.7 | 72.8 | 0.2 | .2683 | 50 | 69.6 | 1.4 | 66.7 | 73.1 | 0.5 | .0489* | |
P | 46 | 69.5 | 2.0 | 64.4 | 73.7 | 42 | 70.7 | 3.1 | 67.0 | 82.2 | ||||||
Rotation (ROTA) | RO_Strd | C | 50 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 1.0 b | .00005* | 50 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 1.0 b | .0002* |
P | 45 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 41 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 18.5 | ||||||
RO_Time | C | 50 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 1.2 b | .00001* | 50 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 1.0 b | .0002* | |
P | 45 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 13.5 | 41 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 18.2 | ||||||
RO_STT | C | 50 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 0.9 b | .0002* | 50 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.9 b | .0017* | |
P | 45 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 6.7 | 41 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 13.3 | ||||||
RO_Freq | C | 50 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 0.3 | .1813 | 50 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 0.7 | .0073* | |
P | 45 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 41 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.2 | ||||||
RO_RS | C | 50 | 43.7 | 9.4 | 7.3 | 58.8 | 0.1 | .6220 | 50 | 42.4 | 9.1 | 19.2 | 58.1 | 0.5 | .0296* | |
P | 45 | 44.7 | 9.1 | 23.6 | 62.8 | 41 | 47.4 | 10.0 | 24.4 | 76.0 | ||||||
Arms swinging (GTAH) | GT_Taps | C | 49 | 12.5 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 18.0 | 0.6 | .0130* | 48 | 12.9 | 1.4 | 10.5 | 17.5 | 0.4 | .1529 |
P | 48 | 14.6 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 36.5 | 47 | 13.9 | 3.6 | 7.0 | 29.0 | ||||||
GT_Exc | C | 49 | 70.0 | 26.4 | 10.8 | 122.8 | 1.2 b | <.00001* | 48 | 68.2 | 26.1 | 28.2 | 135.0 | 0.8 b | .0003* | |
P | 48 | 40.3 | 21.3 | 6.6 | 109.1 | 47 | 45.5 | 28.6 | 6.3 | 117.3 | ||||||
GT_wf | C | 49 | 62.9 | 27.8 | 4.1 | 123.6 | 1.0 b | <.00001* | 48 | 75.3 | 25.6 | 32.7 | 129.4 | 0.9 b | .00007* | |
P | 48 | 37.3 | 20.9 | 6.2 | 104.9 | 47 | 49.7 | 29.7 | 4.0 | 115.3 | ||||||
GT_IAV | C | 49 | 131.5 | 17.6 | 93.4 | 177.5 | 0.6 | .0115* | 48 | 138.4 | 15.6 | 103.3 | 170.5 | 0.3 | .1471 | |
P | 48 | 144.8 | 28.3 | 102.2 | 228.5 | 47 | 147.9 | 37.4 | 108.9 | 332.7 |
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 unilaterally.
Cohen d > 0.8 bilaterally.
p < .05.
Abbreviations: PD, Parkinson's disease; SD, standard deviation.