High-Cadence Cycling Promotes Sustained Improvement in Bradykinesia, Rigidity, and Mobility in Individuals with Mild-Moderate Parkinson’s Disease

Table 1

Participant demographics.

Demographics	Dynamic cycling ()	Stretching ()	value
Age (y)	69.9 ± 7.4	70.0 ± 6.4	0.972
Gender (M/F)	4/4	5/3	—
Hoehn and Yahr (H&Y)	1.4 ± 0.52	1.9 ± 0.35	0.043
Height (cm)	173.3 ± 6.1	175.6 ± 10.0	0.602
Weight (kg)	77.6 ± 9.5	94.3 ± 19.2	0.044
Physical activity (steps/day)	4,096.18 ± 2,995.9	4,207.26 ± 3,115.5	0.366
Duration of PD (y)	4.50 ± 1.6	6.38 ± 2.56	0.101
UPDRS baseline	14.13 ± 2.1	14.38 ± 3.5	0.866

Values represent mean ± standard deviations. values <0.05, independent samples t-test.