Research Article

Association between Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Gait Patterns in People with Parkinson’s Disease: Results from a 3-Month Monitoring

Table 2

Physical activity patterns for the morning, afternoon, and evening time slots calculated as means of the 3-month monitoring period.

Physical activity patterns
TS 1 (hours 6–12)TS 2 (hours 12–18)TS 3 (hours 18–24)

Wallén et al. [20]Sedentary behavior (%)33.41 ± 21.6637.62 ± 18.7042.78 ± 21.28a
Low intensity (%)23.09 ± 8.5526.01 ± 6.7225.59 ± 6.91
Moderate intensity (%)29.32 ± 13.8526.21 ± 12.0323.79 ± 13.05a
Vigorous intensity (%)13.93 ± 16.0610.08 ± 12.21a7.66 ± 9.70a
MVPA (%)43.25 ± 20.3136.29 ± 18.50a31.45 ± 16.53a

Nero et al. [21]Speed ≤ 1.04 m/s (%)57.08 ± 26.6562.99 ± 20.8168.39 ± 19.62a
Speed 1.05–1.30 m/s (%)26.53 ± 13.0023.00 ± 10.8621.38 ± 11.60a
Speed ≥ 1.31 m/s (%)14.65 ± 16.8210.96 ±13.428.68 ± 10.39a
MVPA (%)41.18 ± 23.4733.96 ± 21.1030.07 ± 19.56a

Hildebrand et al. [26]Light intensity (%)59.05 ± 23.9365.97 ± 20.41a70.87 ± 18.75a
Moderate intensity (%)35.77 ± 19.1030.58 ± 16.8725.54 ±17.25a
Vigorous intensity (%)5.18 ± 8.913.44 ± 6.543.22 ± 9.86
MVPA (%)40.95 ± 23.9334.03 ± 20.4129.91 ± 19.59a
Steps counts (daily steps)4313 ± 19733437 ± 1719a2889 ± 1557a
Vector magnitude (counts per day)735639 ± 452680610262 ± 372729a512835 ± 323037a,b

Values are expressed as mean ± SD. MVPA: moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; TS: time slot; asignificant difference vs. TS 1; bsignificant difference vs. TS 2; sum of moderate and vigorous intensity; sum of light and moderate intensity.