Clinical Study
Effects of 6-month, Multimodal Exercise Program on Clinical and Gait Parameters of Patients with Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease: A Pilot Study
Table 3
Means and standard deviations for each clinical dependent variable at pre and posttest and -value for the comparison at baseline.
| | Measure | Pretest | value at baseline โTG versus CG | Posttest | Interaction between factors | | TG () | CG () | TG () | CG () | | Mean (sd) | Mean (sd) | Mean (sd) | Mean (sd) |
| | H&Y | 1.5 (0.75) | 1.6 (0.88) | 0.688 | 1.6 (0.73) | 1.7 (0.85) | ns | | UPDRS-I | 3.9 (2.7) | 2.8 (1.4) | 0.143 | 3.6 (2.4) | 2.5 (1.9) | ns | | UPDRS-II | 12.2 (7.4) | 12.2 (4.9) | 0.997 | 11.2 (7.2) | 12.5 (6.7) | ns | | UPDRS-III | 22 (12.7) | 28.4 (9.5) | 0.175 | 22.5 (14.4) | 28.9 (9.1) | ns | | MEMS | 25.8 (4.1) | 23.7 (5.5) | 0.256 | 25.8 (4) | 24.7 (4.5) | ns |
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Legend: TG: Trained group; CG: Control Group; H&Y: Hoehn and Yahr Rating Scale; UPDRS: Unified Parkinsonโs Disease Rating Scale; MEMS: Mini-Exam of Mental Status; ns: nonsignificant interaction between factors.
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