Research Article

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

Table 2

PD patient characteristics by age group.

Variables40–59 years60–66 years67–75 years76–88 years
(n = 8)(n = 7)(n = 9)(n = 6)

Years of disease1 (IQR 0–4)6 (IQR 3–7)6 (IQR 2–7)5.5 (IQR 1–9)

Age at diagnosis52 (43–56.5)59 (55–63)64 (61–70)74.5 (71–76)

Subtype of PD
 TD3 (37.50%)1 (14.29%)2 (22.22%)2 (33.33%)
 PIGD5 (62.50%)6 (85.71%)7 (77.78%)4 (66.67%)

Hoehn and Yahr scale
 I4 (50%)0 (0%)1 (11.11%)0 (0%)
 II3 (37.50%)6 (85.71%)7 (77.78%)6 (100%)
 III1 (12.50%)1 (14.29%)1 (11.11%)0 (0%)

Test
 MDS-UPDRS part III39.5 ± 18.4441.71 ± 13.1233.66 ± 12.4443.5 ± 8.84
 FOGQ4.87 ± 5.597.71 ± 4.996.88 ± 4.727.83 ± 4.95
 DGI21.62 ± 2.8719.42 ± 3.1518.88 ± 3.9818.83 ± 6.27
 Patients with fall risk1 (6.25%)1 (6.67%)4 (23.53%)2 (16.67%)
 MoCA test23 (20.5–24)24 (24–26)20 (15–24)18.5 (17–22)