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Table 1 Demographics of the participants

From: Recruitment of patients with de novo Parkinson disease: successful strategies in a randomized exercise clinical trial

Age (years)

62.6 ± 9.7

Sex (% women)

34

Race (%)

 White

88

 Black

4

 Asian

0

 Not reported

6

Ethnicity (% Hispanic)

8

Body mass index (kg/m2)

27.5 ± 4.5

Time since symptoms started (years)

2.3 ± 1.8

Time since diagnosis (years)

0.8 ± 0.9

Hoehn &Yahr Stage II (%)

100

Montreal Cognitive Assessment

27.7 ± 1.1

Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale Score

 Total

23.3 ± 8.2

 Motor

16.5 ± 6.6

 Activities of daily living

6.2 ± 3.6

Parkinson Disease Quality of Life Score

7.6 ± 5.7

Step count total (average daily)

5498 ± 2886

Geographic distance from study site (n)

 In Chicago

18

 Within 15 miles of Chicago

24

  > 15 miles from Chicago

34