Table 2.
Average values of kinematic data in children with cerebral palsy and typical development.
| Kinematic parameters | Children groups | ANOVA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spastic CP (n =10) | TD (n =10) | F1,18 | p value | Effect size d | |
| Utterance duration (sec/syllable) | |||||
| Mono-syllable task | 0.95 ± 0.21 | 1.01 ± 0.06 | 0.858 | 0.367 | 0.213 |
| Poly-syllable task | 0.95 ± 0.30 | 0.97 ± 0.09 | 0.049 | 0.828 | 0.052 |
| Peak vertical oral opening displacement (cm) | |||||
| Mono-syllable task | 1.17 ± 0.34 | 1.23 ± 0.55 | 0.096 | 0.760 | 0.073 |
| Poly-syllable task | 1.84 ± 0.46 | 1.83 ± 0.68 | 0.001 | 0.970 | 0.009 |
| Peak vertical oral opening velocity (mm/sec) | |||||
| Mono-syllable task | 42.4 ± 10.0 | 42.5 ± 12.5 | 0.001 | 0.980 | 0.006 |
| Poly-syllable task | 73.5 ± 17.5 | 71.4 ± 16.9 | 0.079 | 0.782 | 0.066 |
Values are expressed as mean ± SD.
CP: cerebral palsy; TD: typical development.