Table 1 Demographic data of the participants.

From: Dynamic alignment changes during level walking in patients with dropped head syndrome: analyses using a three-dimensional motion analysis system

 

DHS

Healthy

p value

Mean

(SD)

Mean

SD

Age (years)

73.5

(4.1)

72.6

(3.8)

0.574

Gender (F/M)

10/2

10/2

1.000

Height (cm)

151.4

(7.9)

156.5

(9.9)

0.180

Weight (kg)

46.9

(5.6)

54.3

(10.5)

0.042

Disease duration (months)

39.5

(42.5)

   

NDI (/50)

13.6

(6.7)

   

VAS of neck pain (mm)

53.8

(36.4)

   

C2–C7 SVA (mm)

54.2

(16.0)

   

C7–S1 SVA (mm)

− 11.4

(44.8)

   

C2–C7 angle (deg)

− 13.4

(26.4)

   

T1 slope (deg)

33.8

(18.1)

   

Thoracic kyphosis (deg)

38.3

(16.6)

   

Lumbar lordosis (deg)

42.4

(13.8)

   

Pelvic incidence (deg)

50.9

(9.0)

   

Pelvic tilt (deg)

29.1

(10.3)

   
  1. Bold figures indicate statistically significant p < 0.05.
  2. DHS Dropped head syndrome, NDI neck disability index, VAS visual analogue scale, SVA sagittal vertical axis, deg degrees.
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