Table 1 Summary of demographic characteristics and the clinical scores of the groups participating in the study (healthy elderly – E, hemiparetic – H, Parkinson’s disease – P and choreic – C)

E

6 females

69.7 ± 5.8

161.8 ± 7.7

63.6 ± 5.7

-

4 males

H

2 females

58.6 ± 12.1

172.6 ± 5.8

82.5 ± 15.9

3.3 ± 1.5^(a)

8 males

P

5 females

73.8 ± 5.7

166.1 ± 9.7

67.7 ± 9.3

62.7 ± 19.1^(b)

5 males

C

5 females

50.3 ± 13.3

162.8 ± 5.1

60.6 ± 12.2

34.9 ± 16.9^(c)

5 males