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. 2007 Dec 5;7:41. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-7-41

Table 4.

Distribution of GMFCS-levels in relation to gender and place of birth

Children Prevalence Boys Girls Born in Sweden Born outside Sweden
GMFCS n % /1,000 95% CI n % n % n % n %
I 165 48 1.3 1.1–1.5 101 51 64 45 146 49 19 41
II 60 18 0.5 0.4–0.6 30 15 30 21 55 19 5 11
III 41 12 0.3 0.2–0.4 25 12 16 11 32 11 9 20
IV 32 9 0.3 0.2-0.3 18 9 14 10 27 9 5 11
V 45 13 0.4 0.3–0.5 26 13 19 13 37 12 8 17

Total 343 2.7 2.4–3.0 200 143 297 46

Distribution of GMFCS-levels in relation to gender and place of birth; number, percent and prevalence per 1,000 in children born 1990–1997 and resident in the counties of Skåne and Blekinge on Jan 1st 2002. Children born abroad and those with post-neonatal CP have been included. CI = confidence interval.