Research Article
Long-Term Multimodal Exercise Program Enhances Mobility of Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
Table 3
Correlation coefficients between balance and mobility tests score and disease characteristics.
| | H&Y | UPDRS III |
| Training group | | | Before | | | BBS (points) | −.529* | −.681** | TUG (s) | .661** | .580** | PLM (s) | .537* | .436 | After | | | BBS (points) | −.771** | −.669** | TUG (s) | .855** | .758** | PLM (s) | .737** | .509* |
| Control group | | | Before | | | BBS (points) | −0.820* | 0.740** | TUG (s) | 0.338 | 0.392 | PLM (s) | 0.293 | 0.357 | After | | | BBS (points) | −0.793* | −0.405 | TUG (s) | 0.565 | 0.347 | PLM (s) | 0.664 | 0.275 |
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H&Y: Hoehn and Yahr Scale; BBS: berg balance scale; TUG: time to up-and-go; PLM: posture locomotors manual. P < 0.05; **P < 0.01.
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