Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients with Parkinson’s Disease (pwPD) and healthy subjects (HS).

From: A pathophysiological model of gait captures the details of the impairment of pace/rhythm, variability and asymmetry in Parkinsonian patients at distinct stages of the disease

Characteristics

pwPD (N = 298)

HS (N = 84)

p value

Gender (n)

159M; 139 F

40M; 44 F

0.86

Age (years)

70.0 (7.8)

71.5 (8.2)

0.16

BMI (kg/m2)

26.1 (4.2)

25.1 (3.2)

0.06

MMSE (score)

26.9 (3.3)

28.3 (1.7)

0.07

Disease duration (years)

7.6 (5.4)

LEDD (mg)

793.3 (501.0)

H&Y stage—mean

2.5 (0.6)

H&Y 1 (n)

7

H&Y 1.5 (n)

27

H&Y 2 (n)

60

H&Y 2.5 (n)

99

H&Y 3 (n)

93

H&Y 4 (n)

12

  1. BMI, body mass index; MMSE, mini-mental state examination; LEDD, levodopa equivalent daily dosage; H&Y, modified Hoehn and Yahr scale.