Table 2.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of subjects, by age group.
| Characteristics | Younger children (1 to 3 years) | Older children (4 to 12 years) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CP (%) (n=27) | Controls (%) (n=14) | P | CP (%) (n=27) | Controls (%) (n=14) | P | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 17 (63.0%) | 7 (50.0%) | 0.424 | 15 (65.6%) | 8 (57.1%) | 0.923 |
| Female | 10 (37.0%) | 7 (50.0%) | 12 (44.4%) | 6 (42.9%) | ||
| Age (year) | 1.9±0.6 | 2.2±0.6 | 0.093 | 5.5±1.9 | 6.9±2.7 | 0.058 |
| Height (cm) | 84.7±10.2 | 90.7±9.0 | 0.700 | 110.6±11.9 | 119.8±17.1 | 0.056 |
| Weight (kg) | 12.6±2.8 | 14.1±2.9 | 0.112 | 19.7±5.5 | 24.3±8.6 | 0.086 |
| BMI | 17.4± 1.7 | 16.9± 0.8 | 0.273 | 15.9± 1.0 | 16.4± 1.5 | 0.197 |
| TNF-α (pg/ml) | 25.0±4.9 | 11.4±3.3 | <0.001 | 17.8±5.2 | 11.0±4.9 | 0.001 |
CP – cerebral palsy; BMI – body mass index; TNF-α – tumor necrosis factor α; GMFCS – gross motor function classification system.