Table 4 Associated impairments by gestational age (GA) in children with CP
From: Cerebral palsy in Moldova: subtypes, severity and associated impairments
GA < 28 N (%) | GA 28–31 N (%) | GA 32–36 N (%) | GA > 37 N (%) | Total N (%) | P-value of totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intellectual disability | ||||||
No (> 70) | 3 (30) | 4 (33) | 14 (47) | 55 (41) | 76 (41) | |
Yes (< 70) | 7 (70) | 8 (67) | 16 (53) | 78 (59) | 109 (59) | 0.553 |
Active epilepsy | ||||||
No | 8 (80) | 7 (58) | 19 (63) | 58 (44) | 92 (49) | |
Yes | 2 (20) | 5 (42) | 11 (37) | 75 (56) | 93 (51) | 0.008 |
Vision | ||||||
Normal/impaired | 6 (60) | 9 (75) | 24 (80) | 104 (78) | 143 (77) | |
Severely impaired | 4 (40) | 3 (25) | 6 (20) | 29 (22) | 42 (23) | 0.303 |
Hearing | ||||||
Normal/impaired | 9 (90) | 12 (100) | 30 (100) | 124 (93) | 175 (95) | |
Severely impaired | 1 (10) | 0 | 0 | 9 (7) | 10 (5) | 0.552 |
Speech Impairments | ||||||
Normal | 1 (10) | 0 | 4 (13) | 15 (11) | 20 (11) | |
Impaired, understandable | 4 (40) | 7 (58) | 15 (50) | 55 (41) | 81 (44) | |
Severely impaired/No speech | 5 (50) | 5 (42) | 11 (37) | 63 (48) | 84 (45) | 0.994 |
Feeding | ||||||
Independent | 7 (70) | 6 (50) | 20 (67) | 72 (54) | 105 (57) | |
Dependent | 3 (30) | 6 (50) | 10 (33) | 61 (46) | 80 (43) | 0.347 |
Total | 10 (100) | 12 (100) | 30 (100) | 133 (100) | 185 (100) | |