Fact · Typing and writing speed
0.81AUC
Analysis of key hold times during ordinary typing distinguished early Parkinson's disease patients from controls with an AUC of 0.81 in a group of 42 patients and 43 controls.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“This new approach discriminated early PD groups from controls with an AUC = 0.81 (n = 42/43; mean age = 59.0/60.1; women = 43%/60%;PD/controls).”
Computer keyboard interaction as an indicator of early Parkinson's disease, Luca Giancardo et al., Scientific Reports, 2016, Abstract.
Open the original (DOI 10.1038/srep34468)- What it measures
- An AUC of 1.0 is perfect separation and 0.5 is chance.
- What it does not show
- Small sample and a research result, not a diagnostic test.