Research Article

Fourier-Based Footfall Placement Variability in Parkinson’s Disease

Table 1

Participant demographics.

Controls 
(N=35)
Low PD (N=20)High PD 
(N=10)
F (2, 61), P

Age (years)67.80±6.2967.25±6.5562.10±7.691.345, 0.268

Height (cm)157.88±6.37158.50±6.62161.20±10.181.111,0.336

Weight (Kg)57.95±7.2560.20±9.7758.20±10.950.983,0.380

Gender13M/22F8M/12F3M/7F-

Hoehn/Yahr scaleNone1-23-4-

Assistive device 
(cane/walker)
0/00/02/0-

Low-level PD is the Hoehn and Yahr scale 1-2. High PD is the Hoehn and Yahr scale greater than 2.