Table 2.

Upper limb involvement shown with functional ability score

Problem	n	ABILHAND score (median logit)
Upper limb involvement
Left	20	1.2*
Right	22	−0.2*
Both	41	−5.1*
No upper limb involvement	17	2.6b
GMFCS classificationa
1	29	1.9
2	8	0.3
3	15	0.3
4	28	−1.7
5	17	−6.8
Unknown	3
MACS classificationa
Easy and successful object handling	13	3.9
Reduced speed and quality of handling	33	1.2
Difficulty handling, needs adaptations	16	−0.9
Limited handling, despite adaptations	19	−2.9
Severely limited, despite adaptations	19	−6.8
Control of hand
Normal	31	1.8
Restricted	60	−1.2*
No active control	9	−6.8*

* Demonstrates significantly worse function compared to unaffected patients (P < 0.05)

^aBoth the GMFCS and the MACS scores were strongly correlated to the ABILHAND logit score

^bGroup of patients with no upper limb involvement used as a control group