Table 1 Physical characteristics in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and in typically developing children (Con).

From: Quantifying bone marrow fat using standard T1-weighted magnetic resonance images in children with typical development and in children with cerebral palsy

 

CP (n = 15)

Con (n = 15)

d

p

Ages (years)

8.4 ± 2.4

8.2 ± 2.2

0.083

0.832

Tanner stage (I/II/III)

    

  Pubic hair

10/4/1

10/5

  

  Testicular-penile/breast

11/4

12/2/1

  

Height (m)

1.22 ± 0.14

1.30 ± 0.11

0.635

0.137

Height (%)

18 ± 27

58 ± 29

1.428

<0.001

Body mass (kg)

26.5 ± 10.2

28.6 ± 7.0

0.240

0.524

Body mass (%)

35 ± 35

59 ± 25

0.789

0.037

BMI (kg/m²)

17.1 ± 3.4

16.8 ± 2.4

0.102

0.794

BMI (%)

53 ± 36

53 ± 29

0.004

0.991

GMFCS (I/II/III)

7/6/2

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  1. BMI, body mass index; GMFCS, gross motor function classification system. % for height, body mass and BMI reflects the percentile relative to age- and sex- based norms. Significant differences are bolded.
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