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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 4.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Med Child Neurol. 2013 Mar 18;55(6):520–526. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.12095

Table I.

Characteristics of cerebral palsy (CP) prevalence by residence at time of birth, Metropolitan Atlanta Developmental Disabilities Surveillance Program, 2000

Overalla
Non-migrants
In-migrants
Prevalence per 1000 (95% CI) 8y-olds in Atlanta with CP (n=82) (%) 8y-olds in Atlanta (n=24 964) (%) Prevalence per 1000 (95% CI) 8y-olds in Atlanta with CP (n=53) (%) 8y-olds in Atlanta (n=17 615) (%) Prevalence per 1000 (95% CI)
Male 3.61 (2.89–4.50) 50 (61.0) 12 298 (49.3) 4.07 (3.08–5.36) 29 (54.7) 8 604 (48.8) 3.37 (2.34, 4.85)
Female 2.58 (2.00–3.36) 32 (39.0) 12 666 (50.7) 2.50 (1.79–3.57) 24 (45.3) 9 011 (51.2) 2.66 (1.79, 3.97)
White NH 2.73 (2.08–3.57) 29 (35.4) 11 326 (45.4) 2.56 (1.77–3.68) 24 (45.3) 8 118 (46.1) 2.96 (1.98, 4.41)
Black NH 3.65 (2.87–4.61) 48 (58.5) 12 427 (49.8) 3.86 (2.91–5.13) 22 (41.5) 6 757 (38.4) 3.26 (2.14, 4.94)
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Children with postneonatally acquired CP are included. CI, confidence interval; NH, non-Hispanic.