Table 6.
Differences among subtypes based on Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM) scores.
| Subtype | p value | p value Subtype | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | II | III | I-II | I-III | II-III | ||
| Self-care | |||||||
| Eating | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 0.110 | — | — | — |
| Grooming | 5.6 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 0.310 | — | — | — |
| Bathing | 4.2 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 0.030∗ | 1.000 | 0.074 | 0.113 |
| Dressing (upper body) | 5.3 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 0.046∗ | 1.000 | 0.151 | 0.070 |
| Dressing (lower body) | 5.7 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 0.035∗ | 0.775 | 0.177 | 0.046∗ |
| Toileting | 5.4 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 0.161 | — | — | — |
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| Sphincter control | |||||||
| Bladder management | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 0.757 | — | — | — |
| Bowel management | 5.4 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 0.468 | — | — | — |
| Transfers | |||||||
| Chair | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 0.452 | — | — | — |
| Toilet | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 0.213 | — | — | — |
| Tub | 5.7 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 0.089 | — | — | — |
| Locomotion | |||||||
| Walk | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 0.579 | — | — | — |
| Stairs | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 0.125 | — | — | — |
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| Communication | |||||||
| Comprehension | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 0.002∗ | 0.416 | 0.011∗ | 0.013∗ |
| Expression | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 0.011∗ | 1.000 | 0.030∗ | 0.026∗ |
| Social cognition | |||||||
| Social interaction | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 0.058 | — | — | — |
| Problem solving | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 0.078 | — | — | — |
| Memory | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 0.163 | — | — | — |
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| Motor subscore | 73.7 | 71.0 | 82.5 | 0.072 | — | — | — |
| Cognitive subscore | 21.1 | 20.7 | 26.5 | 0.010∗ | 1.000 | 0.025∗ | 0.035∗ |
| Total score | 94.9 | 91.7 | 109.0 | 0.018∗ | 1.000 | 0.033∗ | 0.100 |
∗ p < 0.05.