Research Article

Body Posture, Postural Stability, and Metabolic Age in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

Table 2

Variable postures of the body.

Variables of postureGenderArithmetic meanStandard deviationMinimumLower quartileMedianUpper quartileMaximumMann–Whitney test

Kyphotic angle (°)Total52.479.4530.0045.2554.0059.2569.00
Females51.429.4530.0043.7552.0057.7569.00
Males57.008.7243.0052.7558.5063.5066.00

Lordotic angle (°)Total42.7510.4417.0036.7541.5049.2563.00
Females44.2710.7817.0040.0044.5050.7563.00
Males36.175.5626.0034.7538.0039.7541.00

Scoliotic angle (°)Total18.169.763.0012.0016.0020.2548.00
Females19.3510.195.0012.2516.5022.5048.00
Males13.005.733.0011.7514.0015.5020.00

Trunk length (VP-DM) (mm)Total445.040.72327.0424.7445.5468.0542.0
Females435.537.11327.0423.2435.0460.5491.0
Males486.229.86464.0468.7472.5492.0542.0

Trunk length (mm)Total500.940.51377.0478.2501.5521.0592.0
Females492.137.92377.0474.5489.0514.2584.0
Males538.829.25514.0520.2528.0547.0592.0

Pelvic tilt (°)Total0.314.17−9.00−2.000.002.0011.00
Females−0.194.08−9.00−2.000.002.0011.00
Males2.504.18−2.000.001.005.009.00

Pelvic tilt (mm)Total0.385.89−12.0−3.000.003.0015.00
Females−0.355.65−12.0−3.000.003.0015.00
Males3.506.41−3.000.001.505.2515.00

Surface rotation (°)Total−0.349.72−13.0−8.00−4.009.0016.00
Females0.7310.15−13.0−8.00−4.009.7516.00
Males−5.006.23−11.0−7.75−6.50−5.257.00

Surface rotation (+max.) (°)Total5.595.200.001.004.009.2516.00
Females6.275.460.001.006.0011.5016.00
Males2.672.421.001.001.503.507.00