Research Article

Kinematic Metrics from a Wireless Stylus Quantify Tremor and Bradykinesia in Parkinson’s Disease

Table 1

GEE estimates and empirical standard errors, regressing kinematic measures on TREMOR subscale, controlling for medication and DBS status.

EstimateSEZ

RMSrest Vel (%)0.890.146.51<0.0001
RMSpostural Vel (%)0.750.0612.12<0.0001
RMSSMT Acc (m/sec2)0.030.015.11<0.0001
RMSSMT Vel (m/sec)8.263.312.490.01
Peak Acc (m/sec2)0.160.072.370.02
Peak Vel (m/sec)28.0114.911.880.06
Dwell time (sec)0.020.021.180.24
Frequency (Hz)0.281.130.250.80
CV dwell time (%)0.030.040.590.40

Metric with a logarithmic relationship; significant metric (p < 0.05).