Table 2 Comparison of characteristics between the better and poorer response groups
Better response group (n = 5) | Poorer response group (n = 5) | Between group difference p-value, effect size r | |
|---|---|---|---|
DAT SUVR | |||
Anterior putamen | 2.86 (2.47, 3.11) | 1.86 (1.84, 1.92) | 0.009, − 0.826* |
Posterior putamen | 1.51 (1.44, 1.66) | 1.40 (1.35, 1.41) | 0.047, − 0.628* |
Ventral putamen | 1.82 (1.68, 2.05) | 1.86 (1.57, 1.97) | 0.917 |
Anterior caudate | 1.66 (1.09, 2.45) | 2.12 (1.60, 2.38) | 0.465 |
Posterior caudate | 1.02 (0.47, 1.36) | 1.39 (0.94, 1.62) | 0.117 |
Ventral striatum | 3.68 (3.50, 4.27) | 3.85 (3.81, 3.94) | 0.117 |
Total occurrence number of FOG | |||
Without cueing | 9.00 (9.00, 9.00) | 9.00 (9.00, 9.00) | 1.000 |
Visual cueing | 3.00 (1.50, 4.50) | 7.00 (6.50, 8.50) | 0.011, − 0.800* |
Within group difference, p -value, effect size r | 0.04, − 0.91 ** | 0.07 | NA |
Mean duration of FOG | |||
Without cueing, seconds | 4.10 (3.65, 5.00) | 7.10 (5.15, 17.00) | 0.028, − 0.694* |
Visual cueing, seconds | 2.20 (1.95, 2.65) | 8.20 (5.30, 18.30) | 0.009, − 0.828* |
Within group difference, p -value, effect size r | 0.04, − 0.91 ** | 0.27 | NA |
Proportion of FOG duration in the total gait cycles | |||
Without cueing, % | 50.00 (48.57, 50.46) | 50.52 (48.88, 63.51) | 0.220 |
Visual cueing, % | 43.06 (38.90, 45.28) | 57.86 (54.89, 61.92) | 0.008, − 0.826* |
Within group difference, p -value, effect size r | 0.04, − 0.90** | 0.23 | NA |