Table 2 Gender grouped upper limb kinematics.

From: Amplitude setting and dopamine response of finger tapping and gait are related in Parkinson’s disease

 

Controls

PD

Female (n = 16)

Male (n = 8)

p value

Female (n = 8)

Male (n = 19)

p-value

Mean tap amplitude (norm. units)

164.49 ± 46.09

182.27 ± 27.33

0.250

132.97 ± 56.41

139.36 ± 51.27

0.787

CV tap amplitude (%)

20.06 ± 12.02

17.48 ± 13.22

0.651

20.06 ± 12.02

17.48 ± 13.22

0.651

Mean tap interval (s)

0.76 ± 0.25

1.05 ± 0.47

0.140

0. 65 ± 0.27

0.67 ± 0.28

0.883

CV tap interval (%)

18.70 ± 12.69

18.70 ± 16.97

0.999

24.39 ± 18.36

25.37 ± 17.91

0.901

tap frequency (taps/s)

1.40 ± 0.50

1.08 ± 0.58

0.211

1.64 ± 0.56

1.83 ± 1.09

0.559

  1. All values reported as mean ± standard deviation.