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Table 4 Various dynamic parameters of gait in patients of multiple system atrophy and progressive supranuclear palsy

From: Gait analysis of patients with Parkinson-plus syndromes: a research article

Gait variable scores

Mean values of patients of multiple system atrophy

p-values comparing MSA and controls using Mann–Whitney U test

Mean values of patients of progressive supranuclear palsy

p-values comparing PSP and controls using Mann–Whitney U test

p-values comparing MSA and PSP using Mann–Whitney U test

Pelvic obliquity of right limb (deg)

3.33 ± 1.05

0.447

4.02 ± 1.46

0.497

0.175

Pelvic obliquity of left limb (deg)

3.36 ± 1.31

0.456

4.88 ± 1.95

0.004

0.038

Pelvic tilt of right limb (deg)

9.83 ± 6.34

0.058

7.00 ± 2.62

0.182

0.512

Pelvic tilt of left limb (deg)

9.68 ± 6.42

0.114

6.88 ± 2.58

0.271

0.409

Pelvic rotation of right limb (deg)

6.17 ± 3.20

0.178

8.55 ± 2.95

0.001

0.051

Pelvic rotation of left limb (deg)

5.81 ± 3.26

0.242

8.54 ± 3.27

0.001

0.023

Hip ab-adduction of right limb (deg)

4.52 ± 2.71

0.342

5.99 ± 1.81

0.156

0.013

Hip ab-adduction of left limb (deg)

3.84 ± 2.51

0.029

9.09 ± 4.47

0.005

 < 0.001

Hip flex-extension of right limb (deg)

13.27 ± 4.71

0.862

10.53 ± 3.65

0.028

0.156

Hip flex-extension of left limb (deg)

11.59 ± 5.82

0.899

11.82 ± 3.81

0.933

0.719

Hip rotation of right limb (deg)

16.78 ± 11.07

0.728

20.73 ± 7.43

0.127

0.117

Hip rotation of left limb (deg)

13.59 ± 7.77

0.023

23.68 ± 13.29

0.204

0.034

Knee flex-extension of right limb (deg)

12.12 ± 3.84

0.704

13.63 ± 4.63

0.271

0.385

Knee flex-extension of left limb (deg)

13.10 ± 4.96

0.268

16.45 ± 4.88

0.007

0.040

Ankle dorsi–plantarflexion of right limb (deg)

22.73 ± 36.71

0.058

11.68 ± 4.05

 < 0.001

0.397

Ankle dorsi–plantarflexion of left limb (deg)

9.61 ± 3.41

0.150

24.51 ± 30.67

0.001

0.013

Foot progression of right limb (deg)

10.73 ± 7.55

0.004

8.93 ± 6.67

0.079

0.320

Foot progression of left limb (deg)

9.56 ± 4.91

0.094

9.03 ± 6.56

0.525

0.553

Gait deviation index of right limb

76.65 ± 12.93

0.975

72.52 ± 8.84

0.397

0.352

Gait deviation index of left limb

76.92 ± 9.54

0.282

61.78 ± 14.68

0.090

0.003