Table 3 Clinical variables of the two groups enrolled in the study and their comparisons at each time point
PSM Group | CTRL Group | Statistic post-hoc TIME | |
|---|---|---|---|
Motor UPDRS section III at T0-Baseline | 40.87 ± 6.01 | 39.00 ± 11.89 | |
Motor UPDRS section III at T1-Discharge | 37.12 ± 6.66 | 36.90 ± 12.02 | p < 0.01 |
Motor UPDRS section III at T2-Follow up | 35.55 ± 6.57 | 36.80 ± 11.80 | p < 0.01 |
Berg Balance Scale T0-Baseline | 45.63 ± 5.92 | 45.12 ± 4.58 | |
Berg Balance Scale T1-Discharge | 49.3 ± 3.15 | 47.12 ± 5.05 | p < 0.01 |
Berg Balance Scale T2-Follow up | 50.1 ± 2.72 | 49.37 ± 5.35 | p < 0.01 |
Falls T0-Baseline | 1.45 ± 2.16 | 0.87 ± 0.99 | |
Falls T1-Discharge | 0.45 ± 1.03 | 0.12 ± 0.31 | p < 0.01 |
Falls T2-Follow up | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | N.A. |
Timed Up and Go T0-Baseline | 13.08 ± 2.17 | 13.8 ± 3.43 | |
Timed Up and Go T1-Discharge | 12.13 ± 1.35 | 12.8 ± 2.81 | p = 0.01 |
Timed Up and Go T2-Follow up | 10.81 ± 1.07 | 13.2 ± 2.75 | p < 0.01 |
6MWT T0-Baseline | 305.64 ± 48.89 | 319.8 ± 48.59 | |
6MWT T1-Discharge | 335.64 ± 44.09 | 332.5 ± 66.00 | p = 0.03 |
6MWT T2-Follow up | 342.2 ± 59.99 | 328.38 ± 70.18 | p = 0.01 |
PDQ-39 T0-Baseline | 57.7 ± 22.93 | 59 ± 14.38 | |
PDQ-39 T1-Discharge | 54.36 ± 24.47 | 49.5 ± 20.52 | p = 0.03 |
PDQ-39 T2-Follow up | 52.1 ± 27.44 | 51.25 ± 19.46 | p = 0.02 |