Table 1 Demographic data
Intervention group | Control group | P-values | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of participants | 19 | 21 | |
Sex, [female:male] | [7:12] | [6:15] | |
Age, years, mean (SD) | 71.89 (9.09) | 72.86 (10.14) | 0.753 |
Parkinson’s disease, % | 84 | 95 | |
MMSE score, mean (SD) | 27.79 (1.55) | 27.57 (2.71) | 0.578 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 25.8 (3.2) | 26.46 (2.55) | 0.484 |
Time between pre- and post-measurement, days, median, (IQR) | 22 (9) | 21 (4) | 0.903 |
Years of education, years, mean (SD) | 13.37 (2.68) | 14.24 (3.67) | 0.395 |
Regularly physically active, % | 68 | 48 | |
Issues with activities of daily living (%) | 68 | 57 | |
Balance issues (%) | 58 | 52 | |
Fall within the last 12 months (%) | 58 | 62 | |
Polypharmacy, % | 89 | 95 | |
Hoehn and yahr grade (median, IQR) | 3 (0.5) | 3 (0) | 0.896 |
Diagnoses since, years (mean, SD) | 7 (6.68) | 12.76 (9.69) | 0.034 |
Dyskinesia (%) | 42 | 38 | |
Fluctuations (%) | 58 | 48 | |
Implanted DBS (%) | 16 | 14 |