Research Article

Early Postural Changes in Individuals with Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of PD patients.

CharacteristicMean ± SD

Duration of illness (m)35.57 ± 4.08
MHY stage1.29 ± 0.26
Motor score(UPDRS)16.43 ± 2.23
ADL score(UPDRS)13.57 ± 1.72
Walking(UPDRS)1.29 ± 0.49
Bradykinesia(UPDRS)1.71 ± 0.49
Rigidity(UPDRS)1.57 ± 0.53
Levodopa alone (mg275 ± 37.9
Levodopa and pramipexole (mg300 ± 41.6–1.08 ± 0.67
Side at onset (Rt)83.3%
Side of lateral flexion (Rt)22.2%

UPDRS: Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale; ADL: activities of daily living; MHY: Modified Hoehn and Yahr; Rt: right.