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Table 3 Severity of gross and fine motor impairments in children with CP by gestational age (GA), birth weight (BW) and Apgar score

From: Cerebral palsy in Moldova: subtypes, severity and associated impairments

Estimated GMFCS

Estimated BFMF

 

I-II N (%)

III N (%)

IV-V N (%)

Total N (%)

I-II N (%)

III N (%)

IV-V N (%)

Total N (%)

GA

 GA < 28 weeks

1 (2)

5 (9)

5 (7)

11 (6)

4 (6)

3 (6)

4 (6)

11 (6)

 GA 28–31 weeks

0

7 (13)

5 (7)

12 (7)

1 (1)

7 (15)

4 (6)

12 (7)

 GA 32–36 weeks

11 (18)

11 (21)

7 (10)

29 (15)

14 (19)

9 (19)

6 (10)

29 (15)

 GA > 37 weeks

48 (80)

30 (57)

55 (76)

133 (72)

54 (74)

28 (60)

51 (78)

133 (72)

BW

 BW < 1000 g

1 (2)

3 (6)

2 (3)

6 (3)

3 (4)

1 (1)

2 (3)

6 (3)

 BW 1000-1499 g

2 (3)

4 (7)

5 (7)

11 (6)

3 (4)

4 (9)

4 (6)

11 (6)

 BW 1500-2499 g

10 (17)

12 (23)

16 (22)

38 (21)

12 (17)

13 (28)

13 (20)

38 (21)

 BW > 2500 g

47 (78)

34 (64)

49 (68)

130 (70)

55 (75)

29 (62)

46 (71)

130 (70)

Apgar (1 min)

 Apgar 0–3

1 (1)

7 (13)

15 (21)

23 (13)

3 (5)

7 (15)

13 (20)

23 (13)

 Apgar 4–6

16 (27)

16 (30)

24 (33)

56 (30)

20 (27)

16 (34)

20 (31)

56 (30)

 Apgar 7–10

43 (72)

30 (57)

33 (46)

106 (57)

50 (68)

24 (51)

32 (49)

106 (57)

Apgar (5 min)

 Apgar 0–3

1 (2)

3 (5)

7 (10)

11 (6)

1 (2)

4 (9)

6 (9)

11 (6)

 Apgar 4–6

6 (10)

11 (21)

18 (25)

35 (19)

9 (12)

10 (21)

16 (25)

35 (19)

 Apgar 7–10

53 (88)

39 (74)

47 (65)

139 (75)

63 (86)

33 (70)

43 (66)

139 (75)

Total

60 (100)

53 (100)

72 (100)

185 (100)

73 (100)

47 (100)

65 (100)

185 (100)

  1. GMFCS Gross Motor Function Classification System estimated from descriptions of walking and sitting abilities
  2. BFMF Bimanual Fine Motor Function estimated from descriptions of hand function in each hand separately
  3. P-value GMFCS/GA,BW,Apgar 1,5 min < 0.002