Table 3.
Coefficients of variation (CVs) of kinematic data in children with cerebral palsy and typical development.
| Coefficients of variation (CVs) | Children groups | ANOVA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spastic CP (n =10) | TD (n =10) | F1,18 | p value | Effect size d | |
| Utterance duration | |||||
| Mono-syllable task | 17.87 ± 11.87 | 5.23 ± 2.33 | 10.923 | 0.004* | 0.615 |
| Poly-syllable task | 24.30 ± 17.90 | 7.57 ± 4.11 | 8.299 | 0.010 | 0.562 |
| Peak vertical oral opening displacement | |||||
| Mono-syllable task | 24.34 ± 13.53 | 34.14 ± 26.16 | 1.108 | 0.307 | 0.241 |
| Poly-syllable task | 18.30 ± 15.82 | 29.42 ± 20.20 | 1.880 | 0.187 | 0.308 |
| Peak vertical oral opening velocity | |||||
| Mono-syllable task | 17.21 ± 14.97 | 24.69 ± 13.50 | 1.376 | 0.256 | 0.266 |
| Poly-syllable task | 15.63 ± 17.09 | 15.16 ± 18.78 | 0.003 | 0.954 | 0.014 |
*p < 0.01.
Values are expressed as mean ± SD.
CP: cerebral palsy; TD: typical development.