Table A6.

Subgroup analysis for the qualitative functional approach for the Quality Function Measure (QFM).

			Alignment				Coordination				Dissociation				Stability				Weight Shift
GMFCS Level	Time A	Time B	Mean Difference (A–B)	Significance	Lower Bound	Upper Bound	Mean Difference (A–B)	Significance	Lower Bound	Upper Bound	Mean Difference (A–B)	Significance	Lower Bound	Upper Bound	Mean Difference (A–B)	Significance	Lower Bound	Upper Bound	Mean Difference (A–B)	Significance	Lower Bound	Upper Bound
2	2	1	−3.75	0.007	−7.45	−0.06	−1.64	0.118	−4.44	1.16	−4.74	<0.001	−8.08	−1.39	−2.83	0.007	−5.60	−0.07	−1.7	0.082	−4.38	0.92
	3	1	9.29	<0.001	4.21	14.38	10.91	<0.001	7.01	14.81	7.15	<0.001	2.54	11.76	8.98	<0.001	5.14	12.82	11.65	<0.001	7.98	15.33
		2	13.05	<0.001	9.36	16.74	12.55	<0.001	9.75	15.36	11.88	<0.001	8.54	15.23	11.81	<0.001	9.04	14.57	13.38	<0.001	10.73	16.03
	4	1	6.88	0.007	0.14	13.63	8.074	<0.001	2.87	13.28	6.17	0.008	0.06	12.28	6.97	<0.001	1.85	12.09	8.11	<0.001	3.22	13.00
		2	10.64	<0.001	4.76	16.51	9.71	<0.001	5.21	14.22	10.91	<0.001	5.59	16.23	9.80	<0.001	5.37	14.23	9.84	<0.001	5.60	14.08
		3	−2.41	0.172	−7.13	2.31	−2.84	0.036	−6.43	0.76	−1.0	0.540	−5.25	3.30	−2.0	0.130	−5.55	1.54	−3.54	0.006	−6.94	−0.15
3	2	1	1.83	0.439	−4.50	8.16	0.05	0.978	−4.77	4.87	2.3	0.273	−3.39	8.08	0.0	0.986	−4.72	4.79	0.0	0.977	−4.50	4.60
	3	1	16.16	<0.001	8.39	23.94	7.97	<0.001	2.01	13.93	7.52	0.005	0.48	14.56	6.27	0.005	0.40	12.13	10.71	<0.001	5.10	16.32
		2	14.34	<0.001	9.57	19.11	7.92	<0.001	4.30	11.54	5.17	0.002	0.85	9.49	6.23	<0.001	2.66	9.81	10.66	<0.001	7.24	14.08
	4	1	11.49	0.001	2.28	20.71	7.09	0.008	−0.02	14.20	6.99	0.026	−1.35	15.33	6.345	0.016	−0.64	13.33	7.78	0.002	1.10	14.46
		2	9.67	<0.001	2.64	16.69	7.04	0.001	1.66	12.42	4.6	0.052	−1.72	11.01	6.32	0.002	1.02	11.62	7.73	<0.001	2.66	12.80
		3	−4.67	0.021	−10.05	0.71	−0.88	0.564	−4.97	3.21	−0.5	0.770	−5.40	4.34	0.1	0.957	−3.95	4.12	−2.94	0.043	−6.80	0.93

Significant time trends (p < 0.008) are shown in italics. GMFCS: Gross Motor Function Classification System.