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Table 1 Characteristics and descriptive information for the sample (N = 49)

From: Test-retest reliability of physical activity questionnaires in Parkinson’s disease

Sex; men/women, n (%)

27 (55)/22 (45)

Age (years), mean (SD)

65 (7)

PD duration (years), median (q1–q3)

4.3 (1.9–7.1)

PD severity (H&Y), median (q1–q3)

2 (2–2)

Motor symptoms (UPDRS III), median (q1–q3)a

14 (7–19)

Cognitive impairments (MoCA), median (q1–q3)

28 (27–29)

Body mass index (kg/m2), mean (SD)

26.8 (4.6)

Physical capacity (6-min walk test; meters), mean (SD)

451 (109)

Comorbidity, self-reported (yes), n (%)

22 (45) b

 Heart and vascular disease, n (%)

10 (20)

 Goiter/hypothyroidism, n (%)

3 (6)

 Osteoarthritis, n (%)

4 (8)

 Pulmonary disease, n (%)

3 (6)

 Disease in gastrointestinal or bladder function, n (%)

3 (6)

 Diabetes, n (%)

1 (2)

 Inguinal hernia, n (%)

1 (2)

Using walking aid indoors, n (%)

5 (10)

Using walking aid outdoors, n (%)

12 (24)

Freezing of gait (scoring ≥1 on item 3 of the FOGQsa), n (%)

17 (35)

Falls in the past 6 months, n (%)

10 (20)

Physical activity, accelerometry datac

 Sedentary time (min/day), median (q1–q3)d

598 (534–670)

 Light PA (min/day), median (q1–q3)e

166 (112–214)

 Lifestyle PA (min/day), median (q1–q3)f

31 (21–51)

 Moderate PA (min/day), median (q1–q3)g

10 (2–20)

 Vigorous PA (min/day), median (q1–q3)h

0 (0–0)

 Very vigorous PA (min/day), median (q1–q3)i

0 (0–0)

  1. Reported % is valid %
  2. SD standard deviation, PD Parkinson’s disease, q1–q3 first and third quartiles, H&Y Hoehn and Yahr staging scale (score range, 1–5; higher = worse), UPDRS III Unified PD Rating Scale, part III – motor examination (score range, 0–108; higher = worse), MoCA the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (score range, 0–30; higher = better), FOGQsa self-administered version of the Freezing of Gait questionnaire, PA physical activity
  3. a4 missing values
  4. b3 of the 22 participants had > 1 comorbidity
  5. cn = 46 with valid data
  6. d 0–99 cpm
  7. e100–759 cpm
  8. f 760–1951 cpm
  9. g1952–5724 cpm
  10. h5725–9498 cpm
  11. i > 9498 cpm