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Table 2 Descriptive data for the study population and by profile membership

From: Physical activity profiles in Parkinson’s disease

Characteristic

Total

Population

(n = 301)

Sedentary

(n = 68)

Light Movers (n = 115)

Steady Movers (n = 118)

Age, mean (SD)

71.4 (6.4)

73.5 (5.1)

71.7 (6.3)

69.8 (6.7)

Sex (female), n (%)

130 (43)

25 (37)

49 (43)

56 (48)

BMI, mean (SD)

25.0 (3.5)

25.3 (4.0)

25.5 (3.2)

24.4 (3.6)

Fall within 12 months, n (%)

137 (48)

35 (52)

58 (55)

44 (40)

Gait speed m/s, mean (SD)

1.1 (0.3)

1.0 (0.2)

1.1 (0.3)

1.1 (0.3)

Hoehn and Yahr Scale, n (%)

 Stage 2

162 (54)

21 (31)

59 (52)

82 (70)

 Stage 3

136 (46)

46 (69)

55 (48)

35 (30)

MiniBESTest, mean (SD)

20.3 (3.7)

17.9 (3.7)

20.2 (3.5)

21.7 (3.0)

Timed Up & Go Test, mean (SD)

10.8 (2.7)

12.7 (3.4)

11.0 (2.5)

9.6 (1.7)

Cognitive Timed Up & Go, mean (SD)

17.5 (12.2)

18.8 (10.0)

19.7 (16.2)

14.6 (7.3)

Use of walking aid, n (%)

88 (31)

32 (48)

38 (36)

18 (16)

Years since PD diagnosis, mean (SD)

6.6 (5.0)

7.4 (6.1)

5.6 (3.9)

7.0 (5.2)

  1. SD Standard deviation, BMI Body mass index, m/s Meters per second, PD Parkinson’s disease