The Effect of Pramipexole Therapy on Balance Disorder and Fall Risk in Parkinson’s Disease at Early Stage: Clinical and Posturographic Assessment

Table 2

Clinical results data.

	Patients group	Control group	Patient group	Control group	Patient group
	(before drug usage)	(baseline)	(1.5 mg PM)	(After 1.5 months)	(3 mg PM)	𝑃
	Mean	Mean	Mean	Mean	Mean
H&Y (mean)	2		1.5		1	<0.001
UPDRS (sum-mean)	33		28		22	<0.001
UPDRS (mental-mean)	3		2.5		2	<0.001
UPDRS (DLA-mean)	13.5		12.5		9	<0.001
UPDRS (M-mean)	13.5		12.5		8.5	<0.001
BBS (PvC-mean)	51	54				<0.001
BBS (PvC-mean)				55	53	<0.001
BBS (P-mean)	51		52		53	<0.001

DLA: daily living activities, P: patient, C: control, and M: motor.