Research Article

Wearable Sensors Measure Ankle Joint Changes of Patients with Parkinson’s Disease before and after Acute Levodopa Challenge

Table 3

Correlation between objectively and subjectively acquired motor improvement in PD patients.

rs

H-Y stage vs OFF HS−0.4190.024
H-Y stage vs OFF 3-PF−0.2870.131
H-Y stage vs OFF 4-DF−0.2290.231
Stride length improvement vs HS improvement0.616<0.001
Stride length improvement vs 3-PF improvement0.639<0.001
Stride length improvement vs 4-DF improvement0.3570.058
Rigidity item improvement vs HS improvement0.3890.037
Rigidity item improvement vs 3-PF improvement0.3730.046
Rigidity item improvement vs 4-DF improvement0.1410.465

H–Y stage: Hoehn–Yahr stage. Rigidity items: UPDRS motor subsection item 22. HS: heel strike angle. 3-PF: 3-plantarflexion angle of ankle joints. 4-DF: 4-dorsiflexion angle of ankle joints. ; .