Research Article

Age Matters: Objective Gait Assessment in Early Parkinson’s Disease Using an RGB-D Camera

Table 1

Clinical background and characteristics of the sample.

VariablesPD patientsHealthy subjects value
(n = 30)(n = 30)

Age
 Years (median, IQR)66 (IQR 59–75)66 (IQR 59–75)0.88
 40–598 (26.6%)8 (27)0.90
 60–668 (26.6%)7 (25%)
 67–758 (26.6%)9 (28%)
 76–886 (20%)6 (20%)

Gender
 Male17 (57%)19 (63%)0.60
 Female13 (43%)11 (36%)

Education
 Elementary school9 (30%)5 (17%)0.20
 Highschool10 (33%)10 (33%)
 Graduate11 (37%)15 (50%)

Occupation
 Employee8 (27%)15 (50%)0.08
 Housewife7 (23%)5 (17%)
 Retired15 (50%)10 (33%)
 MoCA test22 (IQR 16–26)22.5 (IQR 21–24)0.57