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Published in final edited form as: Dev Med Child Neurol. 2015 Jun 17;57(12):1176–1182. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.12826

Table I.

Study population

Diagnosis	n	Age (y)	Height (m)	Mass (kg)	Speed (m/s)	GMFCS, % of participants					FAQ, % of participants

						I	II	III	IV	NA	<6	7	8	9	10	NA
Control	84	10.3^a	1.43^a	37.6^a	1.14^a	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
		7.6-13.0^b	1.29-1.57^b	26.4-50.9^b	1.01-1.23^b
		4.3-18.0^c	1.01-1.85^c	16.2-81.9^c	0.79-1.64^c
Hemiplegia	122	10.7^a	1.41^a	36.5^a	1.05^a	52	13	1	0	34	3	3	14	41	35	3
		8.1-14.2^b	1.26-1.59^b	24.8-51.4^b	0.91-1.18^b
		4.6-53.4^c	1.08-1.82^c	16.0-92.3^c	0.25-1.53^c
Diplegia	266	9.1^a	1.29^a	26.2^a	0.89^a	29	27	11	0	33	11	10	24	39	14	1
		6.8-12.4^b	1.17-1.48^b	21.0-43.4^b	0.75-1.06^b
		3.9-70.0^c	0.92-1.87^c	11.7-92.4^c	0.12-1.46^c
Triplegia	73	9.4^a	1.27^a	26.7^a	0.82^a	12	30	19	5	33	14	19	22	34	8	3
		7.1-12.7^b	1.16-1.43^b	20.4-42.6^b	0.53-0.98^b
		4.5-48.2^c	1.00-1.78^c	14.9-72.3^c	0.20-1.38^c
Quadriplegia	88	9.8^a	1.29^a	26.9^a	0.54^a	0	12	38	10	40	55	11	18	11	2	2
		7.4-13.7^b	1.15-1.47^b	20.6-39.5^b	0.34-0.71^b
		5.2-56.1^c	1.01-1.79^c	14.7-81.3^c	0.06-1.38^c

^a

Median.

^b

25th-75th centiles.

^c

Minimum-maximum. GMFCS, Gross Motor Functional Classification System; FAQ, Functional Activity Questionnaire; NA, measurement not available.

Total: 633 individuals (control n=84; hemiplegia n=122; diplegia n=266; triplegia n=73; quadriplegia n=88) aged 3.9 to 70 years.