Long-Term Effects of Balance Training on Habitual Physical Activity in Older Adults with Parkinson’s Disease

Table 1

Demographics of subjects with valid baseline accelerometer data separated by groups.

Characteristics	Intervention (n = 43)	Control (n = 40)
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
Age (years)	72 (6)	74 (6)	0.25
Male/female (n)	27/16	20/20	0.24^a
BMI (kg/m^2)	25 (4)	25 (5)	0.91
LED^1	584 (290)	649 (420)	0.93^b
UPDRS^2 motor	37 (11)	37 (11)	0.86
UPDRS^2 ADL	15 (4)	13 (5)	0.16
Mini-BESTest	19 (3)	18 (3)	0.15
Gait velocity (m/s)	1.19 (0.20)	1.15 (0.18)	0.39
Step length (cm)	63 (10)	61 (8)	0.16
PD^3 duration (years)	6 (5)	6 (5)	0.97^b

Comparison between groups performed with independent samples t-test, unless marked otherwise. ¹Levodopa equivalency dose. ²Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale. ³Parkinson’s disease. ^aPearson chi-square. ^bMann–Whitney U-test.