Walking with Music Is a Safe and Viable Tool for Gait Training in Parkinson's Disease: The Effect of a 13-Week Feasibility Study on Single and Dual Task Walking

Table 1

Subject demographics and clinical characteristics at baseline.

Characteristic	CTRL	MUSIC	𝑃
No. of subjects	11 (4 Lethbridge)	11 (3 Lethbridge)
Sex (M/F)	5/6	6/5	.67
Age (yrs)	67.0 (8.1)	64.1 (4.2)	.33
Disease duration (yrs)	4.5 (3.3)	6.4 (4.2)	.23
MMSE	28.4 (1.8)	29.3 (1.3)	.20
Hoehn and Yahr	2.1 (0.4)	2.3 (0.4)	.43
Baecke score	10.2 (4.8)	8.9 (3.8)	.48
UPDRS (III) score	20.4 (5.0)	25.5 (9.3)	.13

Values are mean (standard deviation) for continuous variable and number for nominal variables.
MMSE: Mini Mental Status Examination; UPDRS:Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale. MMSE, Hoehn and Yahr, and UPDRS scores were measured with subjects on anti-Parkinsonian medication.