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. 2002 Jun 22;324(7352):1494. doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7352.1494

Table.

Age of reaching locomotor milestones in babywalker users and non-users

Milestone Mean age milestone achieved (weeks)
t test (df=188)
Babywalker non-user (n=88) Babywalker user (n=102) Difference between babywalker users and non-users (95% CI) P value t score
Raise head 18.22 18.66 −0.44 (−1.70 to 0.82) 0.49 −0.69
Roll over 21.07 23.93 −2.86 (−3.96 to −1.76) <0.0001 −5.13
Sit with support 24.63 24.85 −0.23 (−0.96 to 0.51) 0.54 −0.61
Sit alone 29.05 29.20 −0.15 (−0.96 to 0.66) 0.71 −0.37
Crawl 31.26 35.16 −3.90 (−5.32 to −2.47) <0.0001 −5.40
Stand holding on 48.92 49.19 −0.27 (−1.52 to 0.99) 0.68 −0.42
Walk holding on 50.74 51.06 −0.32 (−1.99 to 1.35) 0.70 −0.38
Stand alone 53.68 57.00 −3.32 (−4.87 to −1.77) <0.0001 −4.22
Walk alone 58.14 61.12 −2.98 (−4.51 to −1.45) 0.0002 −3.85