Table 1 Demographic information
From: Comparison of gait in progressive supranuclear palsy, Parkinson’s disease and healthy older adults
PSP(n = 19) | PD(n = 20) | HOA(n = 20) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, yrs | 69.1 (8.7) | 68.3 (7.9) | 71.8 (4.1) | n/s |
Male, n(%) | 16 (84) | 16 (80) | 7 (35) | P = 0.001 |
Height, cm | 170.6 (8.2) | 171.8 (8.0) | 166.6 (6.3) | n/s |
Weight, kg | 80.5 (13.5) | 78.3 (10.2) | 68.4 (11.5) | F 2,56 = 5.9, P = 0.01 |
Symptom duration, yrs | 4.3 (2.7) | 6.6 (5.8) | - | n/s |
Disease severity | 41.7 (17.2) | 14.4 (16.7) | - | - |
Normalized speed | 1.03 (0.27) | 1.28 (0.22) | 1.54 (0.16) | F 2,56 = 25.8, P < 0.001 |
Normalized stride length | 1.2 (0.2) | 1.4 (0.2) | 1.6 (0.1) | F 2,56 = 25.6, P < 0.001 |
Cadence (steps/min) | 103.6 (9.3) | 109.7 (6.9) | 113.4 (7.0) | F 2,56 = 7.9, P = 0.001 |
Cadence (steps/min)* | 119.8 (15.4) | 108.9 (18.9) | 92.7 (9.5) | F 2,56 = 15.9, P < 0.001 |
DS (%)* | 31.1 (4.6) | 27.9 (3.0) | 25.6 (2.7) | F 2,56 = 12.2, P < 0.001 |
Step width (cm)* | 11.4 (4.2) | 9.0 (2.9) | 8.5 (2.9) | F 2,56 = 4.0, P = 0.02 |
Stance time variability (sec)* | 0.024 (0.009) | 0.018 (0.008) | 0.025 (0.013) | n/s |
Stride length variability (cm)* | 3.2 (1.7) | 2.4 (1.2) | 2.8 (1.6) | n/s |