Effects of Age and Gender on Hand Motion Tasks

Table 2

Kinesia scores stratified by gender and hand dominance.

Tasks	Men ()			Women ()
	DH; (mean score ± SD)	NDH; (mean score ± SD)	value	DH; (mean score ± SD)	NDH; (mean score ± SD)	value
FT_Speed	0.84 ± 0.37	0.91 ± 0.42	NS	0.99 ± 0.39	1.04 ± 0.40	NS
FT_Amplitude	1.50 ± 0.48	1.43 ± 0.52	NS	1.69 ± 0.44	1.60 ± 0.44	NS
FT_Rhythm	0.74 ± 0.16	0.75 ± 0.19	NS	0.81 ± 0.20	0.84 ± 0.21	NS
HG_Speed	0.77 ± 0.39	0.85 ± 0.35	<0.05	1.00 ± 0.31	0.99 ± 0.34	NS
HG_Amplitude	1.43 ± 0.45	1.28 ± 0.48	<0.01	1.67 ± 0.42	1.52 ± 0.45	<0.01
HG_Rhythm	0.64 ± 0.13	0.67 ± 0.21	NS	0.71 ± 0.17	0.73 ± 0.20	NS
PS_Speed	0.21 ± 0.30	0.25 ± 0.32	NS	0.14 ± 0.27	0.22 ± 0.30	0.05
PS_Amplitude	1.09 ± 0.33	0.88 ± 0.40	<0.0001	0.91 ± 0.38	0.77 ± 0.38	<0.05
PS_Rhythm	0.45 ± 0.29	0.51 ± 0.29	NS	0.46 ± 0.20	0.48 ± 0.27	NS

DH = dominant hand.
NDH = nondominant hand.
NS = not statistically significant.