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. 2023 Jun 15;12(12):4078. doi: 10.3390/jcm12124078

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.