Wuqinxi Exercise Improves Hand Dexterity in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

Table 1

Characteristics of the study participants.

	Wuqinxi	Stretching
Number of participants	23 (10 women)	23 (13 women)
Age (yr)	67.0 ± 5.6	67.1 ± 6.1
Body mass index (kg/m2)	23.6 ± 2.6	23.2 ± 3.0
PD severity level
1–1.5	9	9
2–2.5	12	12
3	2	2
Duration of disease (yr)	5.0 ± 3.1	5.3 ± 3.8

There is no statistical difference in any characteristic category between two groups.