The Effects of Group-Based versus Individual-Based Tai Chi Training on Nonmotor Symptoms in Patients with Mild to Moderate Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of participants in group-based and individual-based groups.

	Group-based group; ()	Individual-based group; ()	P value
Age	62.94 (5.45)	64.23 (5.72)	0.415
Gender (M/F)	11/8	9/8	0.765
Height (cm)	171.37 (5.63)	173.41 (4.14)	0.232
Weight (kg)	67.47 (5.95)	69.29 (6.29)	0.594
Disease duration (years)	4.89 (2.20)	4.47 (1.54)	0.531
Age at onset	58.05 (5.67)	59.76 (6.48)	0.379
H&Y scale	1–3	1–3	0.827
UPDRS total	31.10 (6.54)	31.52 (5.10)	0.900

Numbers in parentheses designate standard error. H&Y scale, Hoehn and Yahr scale; UPDRS, Unified Parkinson’s Rating Scale.