Table 1.

Characteristics of the non-cerebral palsy (Non-CP) and cerebral palsy (CP) children

Characteristics	Non-CP N (%)	CP N (%)
Gender
Male	208 (46.4%)	53 (54.1%)
Female	240 (53.6%)	52 (53.1%)
Age
8–9 years	128 (28.6%)	40 (40.8%)
10 years	109 (24.3%)	20 (20.4%)
11 years	123 (27.5%)	15 (15.3%)
12 years +	88 (19.6%)	23 (23.5%)
Classification (Gross Motor Function) levels I–V
I		37(37.8%)
II		22 (22.4%)
III		11 (11.2%)
IV		12 (12.2%)
V		16 (16.3%)
CP Type
Spastic unilateral		49 (50.0%)
Spastic bilateral		37 (37.8%)
Dyskinetic		6 (6.1%)
Ataxic		6 (6.1%)
Bimanual Fine Motor Function
Without Limitation		45 (45.9%)
Both Hands limited in fine skills or child needs help with tasks		33 (33.7%)
Child needs help and adapted equipment or total human assistance		20 (20.4%)
Seizures
No Seizures (either with or without medication)		82 (83.6%)
Seizures		16 (16.4%)
Feeding
No problems		73 (74.5%)
Feeds orally with difficulty, or by tube		25 (25.5%)
Communication
Normal		66 (67.3%)
Difficulty but uses less speech		8 (8.2%)
Uses non-speech for formal communication		13 (13.3%)
No formal communication		11 (11.2%)
Intellectual impairment
None or mild (IQ >70)		54 (55.1%)
Moderate or severe (IQ <= 70)		43 (43.9%)
Missing		1(1%)
Hearing
Does not need hearing aid		96 (98%)
Needs hearing aids due to profound or severe loss >70 decibels		2 (2%)
Vision
Has useful vision		96 (91.8%)
Blind or no useful vision		8 (8.2%)