Table 1 Demographic and clinical data of recurrent fallers with Parkinson’s disease.
From: Falling Direction can Predict the Mechanism of Recurrent Falls in Advanced Parkinson’s Disease
Total fallers (n = 62) | Forward fallers (n = 45) | Non-forward fallers (n = 17) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 70.5 ± 7.9 | 69.9 ± 7.9 | 72.2 ± 8.0 | 0.602 |
Gender, male/female | 32/30 | 25/20 | 7/10 | 0.739 |
Disease duration, years | 11.3 ± 4.1 | 11.4 ± 4.1 | 10.8 ± 4.4 | 0.632 |
LED, mg/day | 876.0 ± 359.3 | 904.8 ± 386.5 | 800.0 ± 270.0 | 0.236 |
HY (On) | 2.3 ± 0.7 | 2.3 ± 0.7 | 2.4 ± 0.7 | 0.595 |
UPDRS part 3 | 22.5 ± 9.3 | 23.0 ± 9.8 | 21.1 ± 8.1 | 0.447 |
Subtype, TD/AR/MX, n(%) | 8/54/0 (12.9/87.1/0) | 7/38/0 (15.6/84.4/0) | 1/16/0 (5.9/94.1/0) | 0.427 |
Camptocormia, n (%) | 9 (14.5) | 5 (11.1) | 4 (23.5) | 0.242 |
Pisa syndrome, n (%) | 13 (21.0) | 9 (20) | 4 (23.5) | 0.242 |
Dyskinesia, n (%) | 21 (32.8) | 16 (32.7) | 5 (33.3) | 0.551 |
Wearing off, n (%) | 34 (54.8) | 26 (57.8) | 8 (47.1) | 0.570 |
FOG, n (%) | 46 (74.2) | 36 (80) | 10 (58.8) | 0.111 |
FOGQ total score | 11.2 ± 5.2 | 12.2 ± 5.0 | 8.7 ± 5.2 | 0.022 |
FOGQ, sum of items 3-6 | 6.5 ± 4.3 | 7.3 ± 4.2 | 4.4 ± 4.1 | 0.019 |
Tinnetti balance score | 12.8 ± 3.3 | 12.9 ± 3.2 | 12.4 ± 3.4 | 0.514 |
FAB | 12.4 ± 3.2 | 12.9 ± 2.9 | 12.2 ± 3.1 | 0.475 |
NPI | 9.8 ± 13.6 | 8.1 ± 12.2 | 14.2 ± 16.2 | 0.106 |
