Table 2.
Baseline CAPE and PedsQLTM responses by DMD and unaffected based on age groups: differences within and between groups
| Instruments |
DMD (n = 50) |
Unaffected (n = 25) |
P value Between Groups <10 years |
P value Between Groups ≥ 10 years |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <10 years (n = 27) | ≥ 10 years (n = 23) | <10 years (n = 13) | ≥ 10 years (n = 12) | |||
| CAPE Diversity |
30.1 (5.2) |
27.6 (5.4) |
33.3 (7.1) |
30.1 (4.2) |
0.05 |
0.19 |
| CAPE Intensity |
2.7 (0.6) |
2.4 (0.5)* |
3.2 (0.8) |
2.6 (0.5) |
0.18 |
0.68 |
| CAPE Physical |
1.4 (0.7) |
1.3 (1.1) |
2.9 (0.9) |
2.5 (0.9) |
0.00 |
0.01 |
| CAPE Recreational |
4.9 (1.0) |
4.6 (1.1) |
5.2 (0.7) |
4.8 (0.7) |
0.38 |
0.42 |
| CAPE Social |
3.4 (0.9) |
2.4 (0.8)** |
3.1 (0.7) |
3.0 (0.9) |
0.85 |
0.02 |
| PedsQL Physical |
68.1 (16.7) |
61.6 (21.2) |
87.8 (11.5) |
85.3 (12.5) |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| PedsQL Emotional |
63.2 (17.6) |
71.8 (19.8) |
73.1 (18.8) |
73.6 (19.1) |
0.13 |
0.83 |
| PedsQL Social |
68.5 (22.9) |
65.9 (23.5) |
79.9 (21.3) |
86.4 (17.9) |
0.14 |
0.03 |
| PedsQL School |
64.5 (20.7) |
67.7 (18.0) |
78.9 (13.9) |
81.4 (13.7) |
0.18 |
0.05 |
| PedsQL Total Composite | 66.2 (11.4) | 66.7 (16.9) | 82.7 (13.1) | 81.6 (12.7) | 0.00 | 0.02 |
DMD, Duchenne muscular dystrophy; CAPE, Children’s Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment collection instrument; CAPE, Range of scores (Diversity 0–55; Intensity 0–7; Physical Activities 0–7; Recreational Activities 0–7; Social Activities 0–7); PedsQL, Pediatric Quality of Life collection instrument; PedsQL, Range of scores 0–100. Data are presented as means ± standard deviations. *p < .05; **p < .01.