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

Table A8.

Subgroup analysis for the qualitative functional approach for the Gross Motor Function Measurement (GMFM).

Dimension C Dimension D Dimension E Total CDE
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
2 2 1 0.48 0.62 −2.10 3.1 1.54 0.24 −1.97 5.05 2.50 0.006 0.10 4.90 1.50 0.022 −0.24 3.24
3 1 0.79 0.551 −2.78 4.4 7.18 <0.001 2.29 12.07 6.76 <0.001 3.39 10.13 4.91 <0.001 2.47 7.36
2 0.32 0.741 −2.26 2.9 5.64 <0.001 2.13 9.15 4.26 <0.001 1.86 6.66 3.40 <0.001 1.67 5.15
4 1 0.86 0.628 −3.89 5.6 3.85 0.116 −2.69 10.39 6.24 <0.001 1.72 10.77 3.61 0.004 0.32 6.90
2 0.28 0.804 −3.74 4.5 2.31 0.273 −3.34 7.96 3.74 0.011 −0.15 7.63 2.10 0.047 −0.69 4.93
3 0.16 0.958 −3.24 3.4 −3.33 0.049 −7.83 1.17 −0.52 0.652 −3.61 2.57 −1.30 0.12 −3.54 0.94
3 2 1 1.16 0.481 −3.27 5.6 3.85 0.089 −2.20 9.89 2.25 0.147 −1.90 6.40 2.32 0.04 −0.69 5.33
3 1 5.66 0.006 0.21 11.1 10.68 <0.001 3.21 18.16 4.10 0.034 −1.04 9.25 6.71 <0.001 2.98 10.45
2 4.50 <0.001 1.17 7.8 6.83 <0.001 2.31 11.37 1.85 0.111 −1.25 4.96 4.40 <0.001 2.15 6.64
4 1 1.39 0.565 −5.09 7.9 7.94 0.018 −0.98 16.87 2.91 0.207 −3.26 9.08 4.06 0.017 −0.43 8.55
2 0.23 0.901 −4.70 5.2 4.10 0.105 −2.65 10.85 0.66 0.702 −3.99 5.31 1.74 0.168 −1.63 5.11
3 −4.27 0.003 −8.03 −0.5 −2.74 0.153 −7.86 2.38 −1.19 0.363 −4.70 2.32 −2.66 0.006 −5.20 −0.11

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